Computing means
The mean of all measurements gives an indication of the typical magnitude of a measurement. It is computed using np.mean()
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This exercise is part of the course
Statistical Thinking in Python (Part 1)
Exercise instructions
- Compute the mean petal length of Iris versicolor from Anderson's classic data set. The variable
versicolor_petal_length
is provided in your namespace. Assign the mean tomean_length_vers
. - Hit submit to print the result.
Hands-on interactive exercise
Have a go at this exercise by completing this sample code.
# Compute the mean: mean_length_vers
# Print the result with some nice formatting
print('I. versicolor:', mean_length_vers, 'cm')