Aug 26, 2008
Just what is average?
A very interesting article from the BBC on why, when the term “Average” is bandied about in statistics, the results aren’t always what you’d expect or representative of what you would perceive as normality. For example:
What’s the average number of feet? No, not two. The answer is slightly less. Think about it. This is because the average can be pulled to one side by the influence of a tiny minority of people, in this case, the small number who have fewer than two feet.
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