Statistics calculator guide

How to use the Statistics Calculator

The Statistics Calculator summarizes one data set with measures of center, spread, quartiles, variance, and standard deviation.

Open the statistics calculator

Quick start

  1. Enter a list of numbers separated by commas, spaces, or line breaks.
  2. Press Calculate statistics.
  3. Review the mean, median, mode, range, quartiles, and standard deviation.
  4. Copy the summary or choose an example to compare data sets quickly.

Measures of center

Mean is the arithmetic average. Median is the middle value after sorting. Mode is the value or values that appear most often.

Different measures can tell different stories, especially when the data has outliers.

Measures of spread

Range shows the distance from the smallest value to the largest value. Quartiles divide sorted data into lower, middle, and upper portions.

Standard deviation and variance show how far values tend to sit from the mean.

Examples from the calculator

Data summary 10, 12, 12, 15, 18, 21, 21, 21, 25

Mean = 17.2222222222

No repeated values 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42

No mode

Exam scores 72, 84, 84, 90, 93

Median = 84

History, privacy, and copying

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Copy answer copies the expression and result so you can paste it into notes, homework, a message, or another document.