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why do we use median instead of mode

Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2018 11:40 pm
by Pure Applesauce
Or mean. When talking about scores for law school admissions (even at top universities)?

Re: why do we use median instead of mode

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 12:43 am
by content-creator
Pure Applesauce wrote:Or mean. When talking about scores for law school admissions (even at top universities)?
Are you stupid, those are synonyms

Re: why do we use median instead of mode

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 12:54 am
by Thesaurus
content-creator wrote:
Pure Applesauce wrote:Or mean. When talking about scores for law school admissions (even at top universities)?
Are you stupid, those are synonyms
What? No they’re not. Mean, median, and mode all mean something different.

Re: why do we use median instead of mode

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 9:42 am
by snowball2
Median eliminates outliers. It provides a more meaningful data point.

Re: why do we use median instead of mode

Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 11:10 am
by Hand
snowball2 wrote:Median eliminates outliers. It provides a more meaningful data point.
thanks, this is very helpful!!!!