medeldagligt

Medeldagligt is a term used in Scandinavian statistical language to describe quantities presented as an average per day. It combines the roots medel, meaning average, and dagligt, meaning daily, to function as an attributive modifier for a noun such as consumption, expenditure, or incidence. The term is commonly found in reports, dashboards, and data releases to indicate that a value reflects an average over days within a defined period.

Definition and calculation: A medeldagligt value is calculated by dividing the total amount observed in a given period by the number of days in that period. For example, medeldagligt energy consumption per household over a 30-day month equals total monthly consumption divided by 30. This measure is distinct from daily totals and from medians, as it conveys a typical daily level rather than a single day’s value.

Usage and contexts: It is used across health, energy, transportation, and economics to summarize daily patterns, such as medeldagligt incidence or medeldagligt expenditure. In data releases, specifying the period (for example per month or per year) clarifies what the daily average refers to.

Limitations: The medeldagligt figure masks day-to-day variability and extreme values. It should be interpreted alongside dispersion measures, such as standard deviation or interquartile range, to gain a fuller sense of variability.

See also: daily average, mean, median, statistics.