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What is the difference between the Average and Mean calculators?
The arithmetic average and the arithmetic mean are the same number — sum divided by count. The Average Calculator focuses on the everyday summary (sum, min, max, range, trimmed average), while the Mean Calculator compares the arithmetic mean with the geometric, harmonic and RMS means, and adds a trimmed mean and the midrange.
Sample vs population standard deviation — which should I use?
Use the sample standard deviation (dividing by n − 1, Bessel's correction) when your data is a sample drawn from a larger population — the common case in surveys, experiments and homework. Use the population standard deviation (dividing by n) only when your data set is the entire population you care about.
Which letter grade scale does the GPA calculator use?
The standard U.S. 4.0 scale: A+/A = 4.0, A− = 3.7, B+ = 3.3, B = 3.0, B− = 2.7, C+ = 2.3, C = 2.0, C− = 1.7, D+ = 1.3, D = 1.0, D− = 0.7, F = 0. You can also type numeric point values directly if your school prints them on the transcript.
Is the data I enter saved anywhere?
No. IrisTool has no backend and no database. All calculations run inside your browser tab and disappear the moment you close or refresh the page. Your grades and numbers are never transmitted, stored or logged.
Can I use these calculators offline?
Yes. Once the page has loaded, every calculator keeps working offline, because all the math runs locally in your browser — there is no server round-trip to fail.