Statistics [Raw (Percent out of 50)]: Mean: 34.09 (68.18%) Spread: 7.96 (15.92%) Median: 35 (70%) What do each of these numbers mean? The Mean of the curve is the average (the “arithmetic mean”) of the all of the exam scores. It is computed by adding up the scores for all of the students and dividing by the number of students. The Spread in the curve is a measurement of the distribution of scores above and below the mean. In simple terms, it is the characteristic width of the grade curve, defined mathematically as the “standard deviation” of the scores. A large spread in a grade curve means that the scores … Continue reading Richard Pogge