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jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 1 month agoNah, it’s the perfect example of why the median is a pathetic excuse of a statistical tool that is only used by those that wish to opress minorities
neatchee@lemmy.world 1 month ago
What the fuck are you talking about?
jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
the median person uses 0mg of meth a day, the mean person uses about 1.7mg per day.
medians supress minorities
neatchee@lemmy.world 1 month ago
The median is a statistical fact that can be used by humans in both good and bad ways. Lots of data can be made to look lots of different ways in the hands of different people.
That’s why teaching critical thinking (not just the skills but the importance and value) is paramount. People need to understand what they’re looking at. Because sometimes you want the mean, other times you want the median, and if you can’t even understand when you might want one or the other or both for different reasons then you can be led around by the nose with either.
Orygin@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
You fell for the shitpost
interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
I just assume all humans are being manipulative and
never trust whatever it is they are saying
can’t get fooled if you assume everyone and everything is crooked
and statistically, you’ll be mostly right.
BlueMagma@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
:-D that’s actually funny. Keep it up, ignore the people that don’t understand satire and downvote.
Orygin@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
How can everyone miss the shitpost in the shitposting community. Seeing all the downvotes is so funny
AA5B@lemmy.world 1 month ago
So we can solve drug abuse by being nice?
confusedbytheBasics@lemmy.world 1 month ago
😂 how does the fact that that average person doesn’t use meth oppress anyone?
jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
makes meth addicts feel left out
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
It’s almost as if the different forms of averages are useful for different applications.