Question

What does \[ \overline{X} \] (X-bar) denote?

Options

• The total number of scores

• The mean (average) of the data

• The sum of all scores

• The most frequently occurring value

Answer 1

The symbol \[ \overline{X} \], read as X-bar, denotes the mean (average) of the data. The mean is the average of the given data.