talkingprawn t1_ixob2ro wrote on November 25, 2022 at 12:13 AM

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

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.

phadrus56 t1_ixobj41 wrote on November 25, 2022 at 12:17 AM

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.

talkingprawn t1_ixodfz7 wrote on November 25, 2022 at 12:34 AM

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.

phadrus56 t1_ixouckd wrote on November 25, 2022 at 3:09 AM

So no proof Ok. Good day.

talkingprawn t1_ixp7wv3 wrote on November 25, 2022 at 5:19 AM

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.