Mean, Median, and Standard Deviation for Random Values

number of points

distribution of points

uniform

normal

random points

Change the number of points and the distribution, and see the corresponding change in the mean, median, and standard deviation.

External Links

Arithmetic Mean (Wolfram MathWorld)

Statistical Median (Wolfram MathWorld)

Standard Deviation (Wolfram MathWorld)

Uniform Distribution (Wolfram MathWorld)

Normal Distribution (Wolfram MathWorld)

Permanent Citation

Stephen Wolfram

"Mean, Median, and Standard Deviation for Random Values"
http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/MeanMedianAndStandardDeviationForRandomValues/
Wolfram Demonstrations Project
Published: September 28, 2007