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That’ll be Why the Median is Barely Over 40
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this post was submitted on 12 Jun 2024
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Its median is tool for understanding data but it doesn't paint a complete picture and can't be representative without other context. For example, if you have a bimodal distribution, the median doesn't tell you much just how like the average doesn't tell you much. There are other examples like this.