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>Shouldn't it be: >Half of the population is dumber than the median. >?? Probably not. Imagine a population of three people. The middle person is not dumber th
by alasdair_ 7y ago
>Shouldn't it be:
>Half of the population is dumber than the median.
>??
Probably not. Imagine a population of three people. The middle person is not dumber than themselves.
- saagarjha 7y agoThat’s a very small population.
- dragonwriter 7y agoAt least 50% must be at or under the median. Exactly half under is correct only for if none is exactly at the median, which requires (but is not necessarily the case when) there are an even number of measures.