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minus-squareSuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoBut it does in this context no? We are talking arithmetic here
minus-squaresqgl@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·15 hours agoNo. There are various ways to calculate the average: mean, median, mode etc
minus-squareSuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoInteresting, but the way the average function works in something like excel is mean?
minus-squaresqgl@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·56 minutes agoYes. They didn’t use the word mean because it confuses non technical users.
Average ≠ mean necessarily
But it does in this context no? We are talking arithmetic here
No. There are various ways to calculate the average: mean, median, mode etc
Interesting, but the way the average function works in something like excel is mean?
Yes. They didn’t use the word mean because it confuses non technical users.