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How skewed do you think it would have to be for the mean stay to be “short” eg 2-3 years, given the upper bound of human lifetime? This is one of those things
by padastra 5y ago
How skewed do you think it would have to be for the mean stay to be “short” eg 2-3 years, given the upper bound of human lifetime?
This is one of those things that sounds smart but fails the common sense test.
- omginternets 5y agoThat's fair. I suppose I'll have to think about this some more (maybe with a pencil and paper). Perhaps you're right that the gap between median and mean doesn't change the final conclusion. I can't really say at this point.