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Mean income
The arithmetic mean income is received when the income of all income recipients is added up and divided by the number of observations. Mean income is more sensitive to extreme observations than median income.
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- Valid
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
Jaa