The Mean Trap
by Anonymous · ⭐ 1 · 🍴 0
⚖️ The mean is the «evenly shared amount», while the median is the value «right in the middle» when you line things up. Move seven friends’ allowances around and make the mean 6 or 4. You can even keep the mean at 5 while changing only the median! Two sets can have the same mean but feel very different inside. 🎈 The second tab is especially fun: keep six allowances the same and raise just one to 100. The mean jumps from 5 to 18, but the median stays at 5 because the middle person hasn’t changed. 🎯 Last, choose: a class where only one student gets a huge allowance, evenly spread test scores, or home prices with just a few expensive ones—which data should we describe with the mean, and which with the median? This app was made with code too · Remix it and add your class’s data!