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> Using the word "average" to refer to the median is bad writing It can be, but not necessarily. Otherwise, you'd have to say that the average Joe has 1.9 legs
by stdbrouw 10y ago
> Using the word "average" to refer to the median is bad writing
It can be, but not necessarily. Otherwise, you'd have to say that the average Joe has 1.9 legs. Median or mode are much more natural in that context.
Other than that, not trying to make any particular point, of course you're right that using the arithmetic mean is a lousy practice for many kinds of data.