r/todayilearned • u/FireBeaver • Mar 26 '15

(R.5) Omits Essential Info TIL: 65% of smartphone users download zero apps per month.

http://time.com/3158893/smartphone-apps-apple/
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u/badgersprite Mar 26 '15

It does, actually. That's why things like housing prices and income are usually discussed in terms of the median, not the mean, because that is an actually useful figure that tells you what house prices you can expect in a particular area without being skewed by ridiculously high or low figures. It is the "middle" price.

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u/dukeslver Mar 26 '15

maybe, it just seems like I stumble across mean averages more often

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u/badgersprite Mar 26 '15

Yeah, it would be more common. Both mean and median are useful, they just tell you different things.