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Originally Posted by jwslam
Average is a horrible way to define what "typical" or "normal" means
Example: We have 5 people
A has $5
B, C, D each have $10
E has $1000
Suddenly the "average person" has $207
Average is calculated as (1000+10+10+10+5)/5
But really the median is $10
The median is the central number of a data set. Arrange data points from smallest to largest and locate the central number. This is the median. If there are 2 numbers in the middle, the median is the average of those 2 numbers.
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Did you check the website I linked …. I know the answer is no cause they give both mean and median salaries! And the ones I used were the mean (unless their graphs that’s say “X % of calgarians make this salary are wrong )
Thanks for the stats lesson though ��