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by bobkazamakis 1224 days ago
lol? I find it fascinating you went out of your way to use median. Gotta practice those gymnastics.
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Median is the generally accepted approach to determining the average value in a large data set of income figures, as it takes into account both the distribution of values as well as the gross income number. The mean is merely a restatement of gross income.
What's wrong with using Median? More than 50% of the population makes less than that.
Actually less than 50% of population makes less than that if you consider that some people earn exactly the median.