Avoid Troubles With Average. The average is the most common value

By Medium - 2021-03-15

Description

The average response is positive. The average is 3. The general opinion is neutral towards this topic. On average, women agree more than men. You read and hear such statements all the time. What kind…

Summary

  • Avoid Troubles With Average The average is the most common value presented, yet often misleading The average response is positive.
  • Mean can hide information.
  • So, don’t let the mean be mean to you, and always check your data distribution.
  • The average is good for comparison but not that good for analyzing data distribution.

 

Topics

  1. Backend (0.38)
  2. Database (0.19)
  3. Security (0.11)

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