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Re:Hatetris – Tetris which always gives you the worst piece by capitol_ on Thursday May 06, 2021 @01:46PM (#27066770)
There is always statistical outliers in any large data set, but they don't affect the median value significantly.
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Re:Hatetris – Tetris which always gives you the worst piece by bart_spoon on Thursday May 06, 2021 @02:59PM (#27067685)
This is in no way a rebuttal to what they said. The point is that privilege very well may exist and be a valid concept surrounding an aggregate, but be a invalid tool for comparing individuals.
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Re:Hatetris – Tetris which always gives you the worst piece by psychometry on Thursday May 06, 2021 @03:22PM (#27067939)
Who's using it to compare individuals? The entire discussion revolves around populations and institutions.
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