• Plopp@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I don’t think there’s anyone out there who doesn’t know how averages and medians work, but thanks for telling us. I believe the person you’re replying to was just being sloppy with terminology, as is very common. Their point still stands.

    • Sneezycat@sopuli.xyz
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      4 months ago

      I’ll say I didn’t know “average” could also mean median and mode as another comment pointed, maybe I wouldn’t have commented then.

      It’s common to be confused over statistics, as they aren’t very intuitive, so I just wanted to clarify for whoever needs it.

    • LustyArgonian@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      Wow, where do you work? Where do you live? Have you not have a conversation with a member of the general public? There are people who can barely read. Not understanding statistics and averages is pretty common, and doing a quick summary to make sure everyone is on the same page is pretty good communication.