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Dove
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Shameful Innumeracy in the New York Times
Be careful about distributions; not everything's a bell curve.
Consider: 99% of Americans own a below-average number of houseboats.
InclinedPlane
on Nov 18, 2009
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There are 3 different measures of "average", just choose average = median and you're set.
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Consider: 99% of Americans own a below-average number of houseboats.