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When dealing with numbers that span orders of magnitude, it may be better to use the geometric mean (sqrt(1x10) approximately 3), not the usual mean ((1 + 10)/2
by vlasev 11y ago
When dealing with numbers that span orders of magnitude, it may be better to use the geometric mean (sqrt(1x10) approximately 3), not the usual mean ((1 + 10)/2 around 5). Just my guess.
- robzyb 11y agoI would argue that's no better. I would say: When dealing with numbers that span orders of magnitude, and the result is very sensitivity to those numbers, you need to obtain more information in order to make a better estimate.