What Mean Do You Mean?

<p>In this paper, I discuss the different types of means and how or when they would be applied. The four means include arithmetic, geometric, harmonic, and the root mean square. I go over real life examples and show the calculations of each. Along with the four means, I also found that the equation for half of the harmonic mean can also be applicable in some real life problems. Using the inverse pythagorean theorem, I found the value of a line segment shown in the geometric representation, but did not conclude how it could be applicable in finding the mean of something. This paper coincides with my project where I made a poster titled "What Mean Do You Mean?" and on the poster I included the geometric representation of all of the different means on a half circle and also real life examples. My goal was to make it more apparent when to use which mean when finding the average of scores, miles per hour on a road trip, and so on.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Math and Computer Science

Year dc:date.available

2025

Author dc:creator

• Juidici, Shelby L

Contributors dc:contributor

• Daniel Rowe

• Arithmetic Mean
• Geometric Mean
• Harmonic Mean
• Root Mean Square
• Other Mathematics

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.nmu.edu/theses/893

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.nmu.edu:theses-1961