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"As these are average salaries, it is important to note that 50% of actual wages will fall above or below the numbers listed." Um, no!
by fuse117 12y ago
"As these are average salaries, it is important to note that 50% of actual wages will fall above or below the numbers listed." Um, no!
- logfromblammo 12y agoMean, median, and mode are different types of averages. By the context, the author intended this use of the word average to refer to the median average, rather than the mean average. This makes sense when discussing populations and demographics, as a mean average often diverges from the median due to the high-end outliers, and the median is the most useful kind of average in this context.