What is the difference between the geometric mean and the average in terms of calculating central tendency in a dataset?

The geometric mean is calculated by multiplying all the numbers in a dataset and then taking the nth root, where n is the number of values. The average, also known as the arithmetic mean, is calculated by adding all the numbers in a dataset and then dividing by the number of values. The main difference is that the geometric mean considers the product of the values, while the average considers the sum of the values.