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Re:Fitful nightly sleep linked to chronic inflammation, hard... by kortilla on Friday June 05, 2020 @08:39PM (#23435678)
Average usually refers to the mean or median. The uninsured folks you refer do not make up the majority required to reach “average” criteria.
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Re:Fitful nightly sleep linked to chronic inflammation, hard... by downerending on Friday June 05, 2020 @10:48PM (#23436375)
You're not wrong, but here's a big raspberry for those (often the press) that use average to mean median.
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