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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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The Mean is the averageThe other 2 are different things, no?
(, Fri 5 Mar 2010, 12:37, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)
No, there's more than one way to find an average.The three generally accepted ones are Mean, Median, and mode.
(, Fri 5 Mar 2010, 12:41, Reply)
But if you had 1, 19 and 20The median is 19, while the generally accepted 'average' would be 13.3. Even if yours is the technical definition, I'll stick with mine.
(, Fri 5 Mar 2010, 12:44, Reply)
Mean is the most commonly used averagebut it's no more or less correct than the others.
(, Fri 5 Mar 2010, 12:46, Reply)
I dispute your pointIt's correct, but I still dispute it.
I've started arguing ONLINE, so can't be seen to go back on what I initially said now.
(, Fri 5 Mar 2010, 12:52, Reply)
An average is only correct if you take it in context.saying a mean is a median is wrong but as long as you specify what you're talking about they're all valid.
(, Fri 5 Mar 2010, 12:56, Reply)
Yesbut three samples hardly constitute a statistically significant amount!
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K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 5 Mar 2010, 12:47,
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I don't think I've ever tried to present something as a robust datasetIt's not how I roll.
(, Fri 5 Mar 2010, 12:54, Reply)
Ach, you've never lived then!Robust datasets are where it's at.
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