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Re:Many McGill Education Students Cannot Calculate an Average by dgregd on Friday February 20, 2015 @12:44PM (#9081598)
In my country was a politician who was outraged by the fact that 50% of people earn below the national average.
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Re:Many McGill Education Students Cannot Calculate an Average by wahrsagevogel on Friday February 20, 2015 @12:59PM (#9081701)
You should look up median and how it is different to the average.
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Re:Many McGill Education Students Cannot Calculate an Average by hawleyal on Friday February 20, 2015 @01:27PM (#9081917)
Technically, average is ambiguous. Usually refers to mean, but also median and mode.
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