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[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yes, and therefore the original comment was wrong and needed to be corrected.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

No, it wasn't wrong because it didn't specify which average was meant. If it was "arithmetic average", it would be wrong.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

It would still be right. The test results are reported on a normalized curve so all measures of central tendency are all equal.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If you don't specify then the statement needs to hold for all averages to be correct.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

"I have a ball"
"So you have a red ball?"
"No, it's green"
"If you don't specify then the statement needs to hold for all balls to be correct."

And by the way: for the given plot, it is correct for all averages