Is there any precise rigorous definition of "Average of a statistical population" in statistics (regardless of our knowledge about mean, median or mode)?

Stephany Wilkins

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2022-10-16

Is there any precise rigorous definition of "Average of a statistical population" in statistics (regardless of our knowledge about mean, median or mode)?

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honotMornne

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Since Statistics usually deals with a huge number of data, we need a kind of 'summary' of the whole data, which is the 'average' itself. Thus, the choice of the type of average (mean, median or mode) depends on the discretion of the statistician based on the problem.

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