• @ylph
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    1 month ago

    The word average is often used to mean mean, however it can be used less specifically - median is a type of average as well.

    From Merriam-Webster definition of average:

    1a) a single value (such as a mean, mode, or median) that summarizes or represents the general significance of a set of unequal values

    Also, things like testosterone levels in a population usually follow a normal distribution, where both mean and median are the same, so the distinction is often meaningless for practical purposes

    • Sneezycat
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      Still, that’s not how the mean or the mode work. And one could argue a group of Olympic athletes is not a big enough population to assume a normal distribution. But yeah, you’re also right.