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0 pointsfahadkhan6y ago0 comments

Pedantic note. You probably mean mean (or mode) vs median. They are all different types of averages (amongst others).

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I'm guessing OP did in fact mean median, since the point is that outliers at the top can really skew the mean. Median gives a more realistic idea of what people are typically earning.

fahadkhanOP6y ago

My comment was about "I would also be wary of average vs. median"

alexbanks6y ago

You're right, it was pedantic.

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rootusrootus6y ago

I'm guessing OP did in fact mean median, since the point is that outliers at the top can really skew the mean. Median gives a more realistic idea of what people are typically earning.

fahadkhanOP6y ago

My comment was about "I would also be wary of average vs. median"

alexbanks6y ago

You're right, it was pedantic.

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