From 1986-1996, drug overdose deaths per 100,000 began to rise. Numbers for each year are 2,1,2,2,1,2,2,3,3,3,3. What is the mean of these statistics?

To find the mean you need to all of the numbers together and then divide by how many numbers it is. the answer is 2.1

To find the mean, add all the numbers together and then divide it by how many numbers there are:

2+1+2+2+1+2+2+3+3+3+3=24

There are eleven numbers total, so divide 24 by 11.

24/11=2.1818181818181818 ...

The mean of the statistics is approximately 2.2