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> IMHO, it is so important to factor in the simple fact that ,by definition, 1/2 of the population is below average in intelligence...it's statistically so...
by jdmichal 11y ago
> IMHO, it is so important to factor in the simple fact that ,by definition, 1/2 of the population is below average in intelligence...it's statistically so...
Technically, half are at or below median, not mean. As an example, if I have a sequence with 11 values, 1 to 10 and 100. Mean is 15.5, which 9 of the 10 samples fall under. Median, however, is 6.
- Outdoorsman 11y agoThanks for your response... >Technically, half are at or below median, not mean.< My use was colloquial, not technical, thus I think the use of "average" appropriately serves to illustrate my point... If you are into statistics, and want to provide a similar example with sample size n=320 million(approximately), I'd be interested in taking a look at it... Giving you an up-vote for tenacity...!
- jdmichal 11y ago> If you are into statistics, and want to provide a similar example with sample size n=320 million(approximately), I'd be interested in taking a look at it... 1 to 319,000,000 and 1 googol... But actually, you could make the argument that intelligence is likely normally distributed, so the median and the mean should be close enough to make your statement accurate.
- Outdoorsman 11y agoI agree... if it didn't follow a normal distribution I'd probably lose faith in the proven heuristics I've come to rely on to help me parse information... Thanks for helping keep me on my toes, my friend...we're all here to espouse views and defend them...sling ideas around...spirited debate...that's the beauty of this forum...