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minus-squareSuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·18 days agoBut it does in this context no? We are talking arithmetic here
minus-squaresqgl@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·17 days agoNo. There are various ways to calculate the average: mean, median, mode etc
minus-squareSuperSaiyanSwag@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·17 days agoInteresting, but the way the average function works in something like excel is mean?
minus-squaresqgl@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·16 days 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.