Hidden information question


Several coworkers would like to know their average salary. How can they calculate it, without disclosing their own salaries?

How does one calculate the mean for a set of random variables, if one does not know:
1. the value of the variables, or
2. the parameters (i.e. mean, std dev) of the distribution?
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  • Re: Hidden information question
    ... without disclosing their own salaries? ... everyone disclosed their own salaries except YOU, ... thinks you are smarter than the rest of them. ... I can think of scenarios which would make it beneficial for the coworkers to profer inflated figures for their salaries. ...
    (sci.stat.math)
  • Re: Hidden information question
    ... without disclosing their own salaries? ... One person enters a random number on a calculator and add his salary to it. ... How does one calculate the mean for a set of random variables, ...
    (sci.stat.math)