tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post8936829520392117657..comments2024-03-18T16:48:10.731+00:00Comments on A K Haart: The poisoned averageA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-70432081181814489702015-11-27T12:59:46.206+00:002015-11-27T12:59:46.206+00:00James - we didn't, but a few decades ago the t...James - we didn't, but a few decades ago the trend was less unfavourable.<br /><br />Demetrius - they are widely misused and merely artifacts of ways of looking at things, but can be useful even if not real.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-69189030361253923682015-11-27T12:56:26.976+00:002015-11-27T12:56:26.976+00:00I was once lectured to by a leading academic stati...I was once lectured to by a leading academic statistician who suggested that on the whole and taking everything into consideration there was usually no such thing as an averae.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-39494627359379238072015-11-26T17:54:53.953+00:002015-11-26T17:54:53.953+00:00Anyone who aspires to be above average, who expect...Anyone who aspires to be above average, who expects their culture to exhibit above average levels of integrity, humanity, intelligence, artistic achievement and honesty – well dream on as they say.<br /><br />Which leads to the question of when, if ever, did we have such a time?James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com