@[email protected] to Comic [email protected] • 4 months agoThink of how stupid the average person is...lemmy.worldimagemessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1692
arrow-up1692imageThink of how stupid the average person is...lemmy.world@[email protected] to Comic [email protected] • 4 months agomessage-square39fedilink
“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” ― George Carlin
minus-squareLovable SidekicklinkfedilinkEnglish5•4 months agoJust saying this proactively: Half the people are dumber than the Median, not the Average.
minus-squareJackGreenEarthlinkfedilinkEnglish9•4 months agoA median is an average. So are the mean and mode.
minus-squareLovable SidekicklinkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-24 months agoOh you’re right, I should have said “mean” instead of “average”. Average and mean used to be the same but the definition of “average” has changed through misuse.
Just saying this proactively: Half the people are dumber than the Median, not the Average.
A median is an average. So are the mean and mode.
Oh you’re right, I should have said “mean” instead of “average”. Average and mean used to be the same but the definition of “average” has changed through misuse.