On 15 February 2010 13:13, Texler, Michael <michael.tex...@health.wa.gov.au> wrote: > >>Reminds me of a faux-statistic: Of 250 million Americans, half of them > are below average intelligence :) > > Half of them would be below the median intelligence.....
Correction to the correction :) Well only if there is an even number of them, otherwise it would not be. On the other hand if intelligence follows a normal distribution, which is the generally accepted fact, then mean equals the median in which case the original statement is correct Cheers Paul _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
