Re: Whale steak


Eric Stevens wrote:
On 22 Jul 2006 15:02:42 -0700, "Tom McDonald" <kiltmac@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

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However, as those of us who have taken statistical mathematicum know,
'average' is not a precise term without knowing whether the 'average'
intended is mean, mode or median. Inger did not so specify.

I've always understood average=mean with mode and median being
something different.

Will you explain that to me? I've only had some stats courses, and
can't figure my way out of anything more complex than relatively simple
stats. As Tedd noted, these measures of central tendency are
collectively called 'average' in our experience.

I have to imagine you use stats on a very regular basis, so I'd really
like to know your thoughts on this.

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