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Re:Explore Wealth and Income Inequality in the World Wealth ... by choward on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @01:10PM (#15655141)
Not really. What if the top 55% made over $1,000,000 (or $100,000) per year and the bottom 45% made less than $20,000 per year? The median would look pretty nice.
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Re:Explore Wealth and Income Inequality in the World Wealth ... by euyyn on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @01:36PM (#15655456)
Would still be more informative than the average.
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Re:Explore Wealth and Income Inequality in the World Wealth ... by collyw on Wednesday November 08, 2017 @02:14PM (#15655869)
Isn't it common knowledge that there is a big spike at the top end of the wealth distribution graphs.
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