Find the average

Scenario

You are a data scientist in the Conservation team. .mean() works out the average of a column.

Question

Write your code in the editor, look at the result, then try changing one small thing.

Your task

Write your code in the editor
Press Check my answer
Look at the result on the right

mean()

Read the simple theory: Statistics

Advanced · Data Filtering & Record Counting — question 2 of 30

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1. Choose your dataset

Pick an industry and a size. Your code and results change to match.

IndustrySize

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Find the average

Write your code in the editor, look at the result, then try changing one small thing.

In [1]:

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python editoranimal_counts

Snippets

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🌈 In short — no coding words

📂 Opens the "animal_counts" table→✅ Shows you the answer

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Dataset & schema

animal_counts

IndustryDataset size

The tiny starter data. Bigger data scrolls.

Fields

count_id	species	seen
A1	Rhino	4
A2	Lion	7
A3	Rhino	3
A4	Zebra	12

Conservation data only.

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Uses mean()