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Re:How percentile approximation works and why it's more usef... by ruchin_k on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @02:47PM (#28529120)
Spent several years in venture capital investing and averages were always misleading - as Nassim Taleb says "Never cross a river that is on average 4 feet deep"
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Re:How percentile approximation works and why it's more usef... by robbrown451 on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @02:53PM (#28529232)
Median/50 percentile isn't a whole lot better in that case.
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