“There’s this wild disconnect between what people are experiencing and what economists are experiencing,” says Nikki Cimino, a recruiter in Denver.

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    2 years ago

    Been arguing for years that the Mode is far more representative of the common person’s experience than Mean or Median. Most ppl don’t remember that Mode even exists.

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      2 years ago

      All three should be reported, along with raw data. Maybe it’s available somewhere, I haven’t looked.

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      I’ve never understood why median is a useful metric.