Find the mean of 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42

Step 1: Understand the concept of Mean

The mean, also known as the average, is a measure of central tendency. It is calculated by summing all the values in a dataset and then dividing by the total count of those values.

Step 2: Sum the observations

First, we need to find the sum of all the given numbers. This involves adding each observation together to get a single total.

Step 3: Count the number of observations

Next, we count how many numbers are in the given set. This count will be the denominator in our mean calculation.

Step 4: Calculate the Mean

Now that we have the sum of the observations and the total number of observations, we can substitute these values into the mean formula and perform the division.

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