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| (...) Average: [LEGOSet 6296] Median: [LEGOSet 5302] Modal: [LEGOSet 627] Interesting to note: I also don't own my average set My average set is a pirate set!! Weird... ROSCO (20 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| I guess I'll get caught up in this Mathematical craziness, too, since I happen to be a Maths graduate. My average (mean) set: [LEGOSet 6007] Modal set: [LEGOSet 3219] Median set: [LEGOSet 6523] Some notes: I actually do own my mean set, but not my (...) (20 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| (...) A good choice! A personal favourite too (although I've taken a Stanley knife to at least one of mine). (...) See what I mean about averages? (...) And your average set is a very average set indeed. Cheers Richie Dulin (20 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| (...) D'oh! I just remembered I sold some to Paul. Oh well, I think it's still my most plentiful set. ROSCO (20 years ago, 21-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| (...) I'm confoosled. How can you not own your median set? Unless it means something other than what thought it meant... Michael (only an undergrad :( ) (20 years ago, 22-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| (...) Oh wait... I see. plz ignore me :P (20 years ago, 22-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| (...) Easy! Have an even number of sets, and not have a multiple that set spans the midpoint. (If there is no midpoint you take the average of the two around the midpoint). (...) If you had a collection which consisted of ten copies each of: (...) (20 years ago, 22-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| (...) Bah! Anyone can do that!!! BTW after re-evaluating, I must amend my stats - my modal set is now [LEGOSet 9936] A significant portion of which are utilised (URL) here>. This may also mean my average & median are wrong, but I can't be bothered (...) (20 years ago, 22-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| (...) I realised this about 30 seconds after posting... just had one of those moments I guess. (...) So it's true, you can make the data say whatever you want! Michael (20 years ago, 23-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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| (...) I think you emphasised the wrong word in that sentence. Try: "So it's true, you can make the data say whatever you want!" ;-) Cheers Richie Dulin Statistician of .loc.au (20 years ago, 23-Dec-04, to lugnet.loc.au, FTX)
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