The mean of a data set is the ________.
A) product of all values divided by the number of values
B) sum of all different values divided by the number of values
C) sum of all different values multiplied by the number of values
D) difference between the highest value and the lowest value

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The mean of a set of values is calculated by adding up all of the values and then dividing by the number of values. Therefore, the mean is the sum of all different values divided by the number of values, which is option B. Options A, C, and D are incorrect definitions of the mean.

The Mean of a Data Set Is the ________