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Mean, mode, and median are all averages. They have meanings. They don't have "measurement errors," but the people using them may have "usage errors." https://www.dummies.com/article/academics-the-arts/math/pre-algebra/the-three-types-of-average-median-mode-and-mean-168773/ https://www.dummies.com/article/academics-the-arts/math/pre-... Distributions give us richer data. But even distribution of incomes (in the article) or spending (GDP) aren't terribly rich. They don't answer why. So we can add dimensions to what we measure or fall back to just so stories. And that's why most people don't trust economists - oversimplified models and just so stories.