Which Mean do you Mean? An Exposition on Means

The objective of this thesis is to give a brief exposition on the theory of means. In Greek mathematics, means are intermediate values between two extremes, while in modern mathematics, a mean is a measure of the central tendency for a set of numbers. We begin by exploring the origin of the antique...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Faradj, Mabrouck K.
Other Authors: David Kirshner
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: LSU 2004
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Online Access:http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-07082004-091436/