trippedupxx
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Hey guys, I'm having some confusion about some basic averages. I feel like this should be pretty simple but I'm stumped. I'll start with the simple version of what I"m asking, and then provide the real version of my question.
If I have, for example, "3 blue, 4 yellow, 8 red, 9 green", and I am supposed to find the "average color" what does that mean I need to do to find out which color will be picked 'on average'? I know I can do "3+4+8+9=24 ; 24/4 = 6" but what does 6 mean in terms of the color?
That was a simplistic version of what I really need to find. So I have conducted a survey and asked the question, "what percent of your home has hardwood floors" and I've gotten a lot of responses which are percentages and then a count of the number of people who have selected that percent. I ultimately need to say "on average, people have x% of their home made with hardwood floors". Similarly to the above example, how do I figure that out with data that looks like:
So if I need to say "on average, people have x% of their homes made with hardwood," what am I doing for calculations. Is this what they call an "aggregated linear average?" If not, what does that term refer to?
Thanks so much! Hope this is posted in the right place!
If I have, for example, "3 blue, 4 yellow, 8 red, 9 green", and I am supposed to find the "average color" what does that mean I need to do to find out which color will be picked 'on average'? I know I can do "3+4+8+9=24 ; 24/4 = 6" but what does 6 mean in terms of the color?
That was a simplistic version of what I really need to find. So I have conducted a survey and asked the question, "what percent of your home has hardwood floors" and I've gotten a lot of responses which are percentages and then a count of the number of people who have selected that percent. I ultimately need to say "on average, people have x% of their home made with hardwood floors". Similarly to the above example, how do I figure that out with data that looks like:
% Hardwood | Count |
0% | 3 |
1% | 4 |
2% | 7 |
3% | 9 |
4% | 11 |
... | |
100% | 4 |
So if I need to say "on average, people have x% of their homes made with hardwood," what am I doing for calculations. Is this what they call an "aggregated linear average?" If not, what does that term refer to?
Thanks so much! Hope this is posted in the right place!
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