Statistics Examples
12 , 14
Step 1
Use the formula to find the geometric mean.
√12⋅14
Step 2
Multiply 12 by 14.
√168
Step 3
Step 3.1
Factor 4 out of 168.
√4(42)
Step 3.2
Rewrite 4 as 22.
√22⋅42
√22⋅42
Step 4
Pull terms out from under the radical.
2√42
Step 5
Approximate the result.
12.96148139
Step 6
The geometric mean should be rounded to one more decimal place than the original data. If the original data were mixed, round to one decimal place more than the least precise.
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