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tuggyforme t1_iuey8e2 wrote

Reply to comment by Maximum-Excitement58 in What is the average median income in New Jersey? by [deleted]

I am looking for 'median' average specifically, as it gives a much more accurate idea of how much the average person makes.

the 'mean' average includes billionaires... they skew the number tremendously.

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[deleted] OP t1_iueykq9 wrote

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Newlawyermoney t1_iuezy5r wrote

Incorrect. Mean, median, and mode are all different ways of looking at average.

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[deleted] OP t1_iuf0tv9 wrote

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Newlawyermoney t1_iuf0wht wrote

See here: https://www.britannica.com/science/mean-median-and-mode

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[deleted] OP t1_iuf1sb3 wrote

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Newlawyermoney t1_iuf212s wrote

I mean I’m not disagreeing that mean is usually synonymous with average. But median and mode are also types of average. See also the first sentences here: https://www.open.edu/openlearn/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=20669&section=2.1

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[deleted] OP t1_iuf29d8 wrote

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Newlawyermoney t1_iuf2uhb wrote

Maybe. Precision of language is important. But I take it you’re a college freshman? You have a lot to learn.

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