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Mathematics · L2 · Should You Use Mean or Median?

A quick decision guide for picking the fairer 'typical value' when a data set might have an outlier.

by @openstemUpdated Mathematics
Look at the data set🔍 Is there an outlier — one value far from the rest?📊 Use the mean🎯 Use the median insteadMean fairly represents the typical valueMedian ignores the extreme valueNo outlierOutlier found

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