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The median, something that is often reported is a little closer to the truth, no?
Population A has a median of 50k.
Population B has a median of 10k.
At least that is how I understand mean vs median. Median is the value of the middle number in a set of data, mean is simply the average.
The problem I often see with median data sets is the mix so often changes or is not representative of the real…