Free Online Average, Median & Mode Calculator

About the Average, Median & Mode Calculator

Averages are easy to quote and easy to misread. This calculator gives you the full picture of a data set: the mean, median, mode, range, minimum, maximum, sum, and count, plus the numbers in sorted order. Paste a column from a spreadsheet or type values separated by commas, spaces, or line breaks, and every statistic updates as you type.

Mean, median, and mode explained

The mean is the arithmetic average: add every value and divide by how many values there are. The median is the middle value after sorting. With an even number of values, it is the mean of the two middle values. The mode is the value that appears most often. A data set can have one mode, several modes, or no mode at all when every value appears only once.

These measures answer different questions. The mean uses every observation and is sensitive to extreme values. The median resists outliers and is often better for incomes, house prices, or any skewed distribution. The mode is useful for categorical-style data where you want to know the most common result.

Range, minimum, and maximum

The range is the maximum minus the minimum. It gives a quick sense of how spread out the data is, although it only depends on two values. The minimum and maximum are also listed separately so you can spot unusually small or large entries at a glance.

Handling messy input

Real-world pasted data often includes stray text. Non-numeric tokens are skipped rather than breaking the whole calculation, and the tool reports how many entries were ignored. Negative numbers and decimals are accepted, so values such as -3.5 are counted normally.

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