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Dicska@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

The difference is not huge, but that is the definition of median.

Example: There are five kids in the class: Alicia (4’), Beth (4’), Charles (5’), Dan (7’) and Emma (3 miles). The average height of the class is 1060 feet. Are half of the kids taller/shorter than that? Nah. However, the median is Charles’ height, 5 feet. ~Half of the students are above that, and ~half of them are below. If it’s an even number of students, the median is between the two middle ones.

Also, I’m slightly worried about Emma.

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