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Regarding 2, I learned this a few years ago but "average" refers to any of the central statistics, including median, and even mode. [1] I always refer to the ar
by orijing 15y ago
Regarding 2, I learned this a few years ago but "average" refers to any of the central statistics, including median, and even mode. [1] I always refer to the arithmetic mean when I say 'average', though. I make sure I'm clear when I'm referring to something else, like the median or geometric mean.
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average
- tansey 15y agoLearn something new every day. :) Still, in common usage, I would say it's implied that "average" is the arithmetic mean. I guess I technically never said that they're wrong to use the two interchangeably, just that it "worries me."