Table 1.
Special cases of the generalized mean
| p | Descriptive statistic |
|---|---|
| −∞ | Minimum |
| −1 | Harmonic mean |
| 0 | Geometric mean |
| 1 | Arithmetic mean |
| 2 | Quadratic mean (root‐mean‐square) |
| +∞ | Maximum |
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