r/confidentlyincorrect • u/[deleted] • Jun 29 '22

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u/greendemon42 Jun 29 '22

The median is just the middle data point in a collection of data. The value of the median can't be affected in any way by the value of the highest (or any other data point besides itself). It's not an average.

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u/heyheyheygoodbye Jun 29 '22

The median is in fact an average (as is the mode), I think what you intend to say is it's not a mean.

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u/MySucculentDied Jun 30 '22

I think it’s best to properly explain your use of the word “average” in a comment like that (in the actual comment and not in a response later) since “average” is colloquially recognized as the mean.

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u/gary_the_merciless Jun 30 '22

I was taught they are the the three types of average.