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E22: Why calculating Median can be better than a Mean or Average

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Most people calculate the average when summarizing data, but what about the median? The median is not as sensitive to outliers and skewed data, and can be a better indicator of the typical or most common outcome in your data. Links Wikipedia: Median BIZ-PI.com LeanSixSigmaDefinition.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leansixsigmabursts/message

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