Given a data set , the arithmetic mean (also mean or average), denoted  (read  bar), is the mean of the  values .
ɡˈɪvən ɐ dˈeɪɾə sˈɛt , ðɪ ɚɹˈɪθmətˌɪk mˈiːn ˈɔːlsoʊ mˈiːn ɔːɹ ˈævɹɪdʒ, dᵻnˈoʊɾᵻd ɹˈiːd bˈɑːɹ, ɪz ðə mˈiːn ʌvðə vˈæljuːz .