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minus-square14th_cylon@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up26arrow-down4·3 months ago50% of people have below average intelligence and they finally feel represented… 🤷♂️
minus-squarecranakis@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down2·3 months ago“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” -George Carlin
minus-squareDraghetta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down3·3 months agoWouldn’t that be the median person? 🤓
minus-squareHawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·3 months agoYes but in this case it likely makes little difference. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_distribution
minus-squareUnpledgedCatnapTipper@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-23 months agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average#Summary_of_types Technically they could be talking about the median.
minus-squareDraghetta@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoOh so I’ve been out-akshuallied, ta!
minus-squareslackassassin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months ago“Half of them are smarter than that!” doesn’t have the same ring to it.
50% of people have below average intelligence and they finally feel represented… 🤷♂️
“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” -George Carlin
Wouldn’t that be the median person? 🤓
Don’t be mean.
Yes but in this case it likely makes little difference.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_distribution
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average#Summary_of_types
Technically they could be talking about the median.
Oh so I’ve been out-akshuallied, ta!
“Half of them are smarter than that!” doesn’t have the same ring to it.