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minus-squarecranakis@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down2·24 hours ago“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” -George Carlin
minus-squareslackassassin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 hours ago“Half of them are smarter than that!” doesn’t have the same ring to it.
minus-squareDraghetta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down3·23 hours agoWouldn’t that be the median person? 🤓
minus-squareUnpledgedCatnapTipper@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-27 hours agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average#Summary_of_types Technically they could be talking about the median.
minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·23 hours agoYes but in this case it likely makes little difference. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_distribution
“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” -George Carlin
“Half of them are smarter than that!” doesn’t have the same ring to it.
Wouldn’t that be the median person? 🤓
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average#Summary_of_types
Technically they could be talking about the median.
Don’t be mean.
Yes but in this case it likely makes little difference.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_distribution