Average Calculator
Enter numbers separated by commas, spaces or new lines. You get the mean along with the median, mode and range, which together tell you far more than the average alone.
Separate with commas, spaces or new lines. Anything that is not a number is ignored.
6 values read.
Mean (average)
25.83
Median
25.00
Mode
25.00
Most frequent value
Sum
155.00
Count
6
Range
32.00
12.00 to 44.00
- What it is:
- An average calculator that reports more than the mean.
- What it calculates:
- Mean, median, mode, sum, count and range for any list of numbers.
Assumptions
- Values are read from commas, spaces, semicolons or new lines.
- A mode is only reported when a value repeats.
- Non-numeric entries are ignored.
How it works
The mean is the sum divided by the count. The median is the middle value once the numbers are sorted, which is more reliable when a few extreme values would drag the mean around.
A mode is only reported when at least one value repeats.
Formula
Mean = sum of values / count of values
- sum
- = all values added together
- count
- = how many values there are
Example calculation
The list 12, 18, 25, 25, 31, 44
- Count
- 6
- Sum
- 155
- Mean
- 25.83
- Median
- 25.00
- Mode
- 25
- Range
- 32 (12 to 44)
Frequently asked questions
When should I use the median instead of the mean?
When a few very large or very small values would distort the picture, such as incomes or house prices. The median describes the typical value better.
What if no number repeats?
There is no mode, and the calculator says so rather than picking an arbitrary value.
Can I paste a column from a spreadsheet?
Yes. Values separated by new lines, commas, spaces or semicolons are all read correctly, and anything that is not a number is ignored.
Related calculators
Reviewed by Pradipta Ray, Editor · Last updated