Gene addressed this in the chat--35 is exactly the median, which would be perfect if the age range was 0-70. but since it is probably more like 18-70, the median would be more like 45 if the ages were evenly distributed, or something like that.
--- In [email protected], "Ellen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think it is impressive that there are almost exactly the same number > of under 35 and 35+ poll takers. What is the probability of that? Is > 35 exactly middle age and the chat is equally appealing to all ages? > I'm guessing the under 35 is actually mostly 18-34 so it is only 16 > year range, whereas 35+ is probably more like a 30-40 year range. So > that means maybe there is a higher concentration of people in a smaller > age range under 35 vs. a smaller concentration of people in a wider age > range over 35? I just thought it was interesting that the split was > almost exactly even. > > Also 3000 people took the poll, not to mention how many people read the > chat. That's a lot of people taking time out of the day to do this. >
