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Average weights

Definition

The average weight refers to the sum of all individual weights divided by the total number of individuals. It represents the central tendency or mean weight of a group.

Analogy

Think of the average weight as finding the middle point on a seesaw when different people sit on it. It gives you an idea of what the overall balance would be like.

Related terms

Standard deviation: A measure that quantifies how spread out or dispersed individual weights are from the average weight.

Central Limit Theorem: This principle states that regardless of the shape of the underlying population, if we repeatedly take samples and calculate their means, those sample means will be normally distributed.

Confidence interval: A range around the sample mean that is likely to contain the true population mean with a certain level of confidence.

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