Data & Analytical Thinking
DT-01L1
VIIData & Analytical Thinkingchecked 91 days ago14 min read
Reading Data: Mean, Median, Spread — and the Lie of the Average
You'll walk away with
Three real datasets summarised correctly — mean, median and spread — with the misleading summary identified in each
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- 01The average is a compression, and compression loses things
- 02Part one — where's the middle?
- 03The lie of the average, made concrete
- 04Part two — how spread out is it? (the part everyone skips)
- 05Part three — what shape does it make?
- 06Percentiles — the summary that actually respects the spread
- 07What this means for you
- 08Try it: summarise three real datasets honestly (30 min)
- ✓Check yourself — the quiz
- ▶The video and audio versions
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Three real datasets summarised correctly — mean, median and spread — with the misleading summary identified in each
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