scharf_2x40@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 6 days agoYou probably have an above average amount of limbsmessage-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down14
arrow-up186arrow-down1message-squareYou probably have an above average amount of limbsscharf_2x40@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squarelewdian69@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-25 days agoAverage no, median yes my bad, it was the rounding of 3.9999999 in my head that did me in
minus-squarebran_buckler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agoIt’d be the opposite of this. If 1 in 10 people is missing 1 limb, the average would be 3.9 limbs (39 limbs divided by 10 people). If you arranged everyone by limb count, the 5th and 6th person both have 4 limbs, which would be the median.
Average no, median yesmy bad, it was the rounding of 3.9999999 in my head that did me in
It’d be the opposite of this. If 1 in 10 people is missing 1 limb, the average would be 3.9 limbs (39 limbs divided by 10 people). If you arranged everyone by limb count, the 5th and 6th person both have 4 limbs, which would be the median.
Yep. mea culpa