Mean = 3.25
Solution:
Step 1 : Given data:
4.5, 3, 1, 2, 4, 3, 6, 4.5, 4, 5, 2, 1, 3, 4, 3, 2
Step 2:
Sum of the numbers
= 4.5 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 6 + 4.5 + 4 + 5 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 3 + 2
= 52
Sum of the numbers = 52
Number of terms = 16
Step 3:
[tex]$\text{Mean}=\frac{\text{Sum of the numbers}}{\text{Number of terms}}[/tex]
[tex]$=\frac{52}{16}[/tex]
= 3.25
Mean = 3.25
Mean of the distribution is 3.25.