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talkingprawn t1_ixmxanx wrote

Reply to comment by phadrus56 in A 7 out of 10 is average by [deleted]

1-10 is the set of possible values. Every data point is between 1 and 10.

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phadrus56 t1_ixn9srh wrote

And assuming one of each number 5 is average.

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talkingprawn t1_ixnt6ky wrote

That’s a really specific assumption. Correct, if you specifically tailor the data to make 5 average, then 5 will be average.

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phadrus56 t1_ixo0uqb wrote

When people say 1 to 10 most people assume one 10 numbers 1 of each.

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talkingprawn t1_ixo6dyo wrote

Sure if you’re talking about your individual response. But if you ask 100 people to rank something from 1-10, and most people cluster around 7 as their answer, then the average will be 7. You’re thinking about it from the wrong perspective.

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phadrus56 t1_ixoap8w wrote

Please provide a citation for that.

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talkingprawn t1_ixob2ro wrote

Sorry, what? You want a citation for the existence of statistics? This is the definition of average. It’s the midpoint of a dataset.

For context, how old are you? I’m happy to share if you’re just learning this stuff. Your question seems very strange.

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phadrus56 t1_ixobj41 wrote

I want proof most people choose 7. Sounds made up to me.

And in response to your question I'm 66 and know the 3 types of lies... Lies, damn lies and statistics.

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talkingprawn t1_ixodfz7 wrote

And 62.3% of statistics are made up on the spot :).

I do believe the average score on tests is in the 70’s. I’ve also found things in the past indicating that the average book rating is in the 7’s. I’m not going to dig up references right now.

But for me the point is, it’s totally contextual. 7 totally can be the average.

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phadrus56 t1_ixouckd wrote

So no proof Ok. Good day.

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talkingprawn t1_ixp7wv3 wrote

Jesus. If you want proof, look at literally any rating system, like on Amazon, Hulu, or Goodreads. The average rating on goodreads is 3.7 out of 5, aka 7.4 out of 10. They’re not all exactly 7, no. But it sure as hell isn’t 5 out of 10. 5 is the middle rating (2.5 is in this case), not the average.

The average high school GPA is 3.0 out of 4.0 — aka 75% or 7.5 out of 10.

It totally varies depending on the data set. It can be 5 sometimes! But that’s coincidental. In a ton of cases, it’s 7-ish.

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