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Harmonic Average

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Harmonic Average
In mathematics, an average used primarily for calculating an average rate, such as an average interest rate. It is calculated as the reciprocal of an arithmetic mean with inverse values. It is also known as the harmonic mean.


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He talked about how when he spoke to Congress on the subject of Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency standards and pointed out that what was being proposed was not an arithmetic average increase but a harmonic average increase, the response was puzzlement: Was Mr.
 
 
 
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