@livewithinyourmemes@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world • 9 months agowhy is this race so close?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square141fedilinkarrow-up1838arrow-down134
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minus-square@cranakis@reddthat.comlinkfedilink23•9 months ago“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” -George Carlin
minus-square@Hawke@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink5•9 months agoYes but in this case it likely makes little difference. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_distribution
minus-square@UnpledgedCatnapTipper@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilink1•edit-29 months agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average#Summary_of_types Technically they could be talking about the median.
minus-square@slackassassin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink2•9 months ago“Half of them are smarter than that!” doesn’t have the same ring to it.
“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.