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August 8, 2012 | TruthShallSetYouFree

Posted on 08/08/2012 4:10:07 AM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree

Word For The Day, Wednesday, August 8, 2012--mean, median

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language

abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day".

(in statistics)

mean (or arithmetic mean) =

the mean obtained

by adding several quantities together and dividing the sum by the number of

quantities: the arithmetic mean of 1, 5, 2, and 8 is 4.

median =

the middle number in a given sequence of numbers, taken as

the average of the two middle numbers when the sequence has an even number of

numbers: 4 is the median of 1, 3, 4, 8, 9.

Origin of mean:

before 900; Middle English mene, aphetic variant ( see y-) of imene, Old English gemǣne; cognate with Dutch gemeen,

German gemein common, Gothic gamains in common; compare common

Origin of median:

1535–45; < Latin mediānus in the middle. See medium, -an

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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

Truthy,

We go back a long way way.

But I need to remind you of two things.

We live in the same state.

I have four kids middle school age.

If I see one more ‘Median,mode,range’ post....I’m going postal.

(I see no reason for 7 year olds to be digesting concepts prior to .....I dunno multiplication tables...)

; )

Oy...Chicago Math sucks.

Just like Chicago Politics. ; )


61 posted on 08/08/2012 12:42:19 PM PDT by hobbes1 (Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "St.Sarah, the1Tru Conservative that REFUSES to unite us and Save America"you)
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To: TruthShallSetYouFree

AND I MEAN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LMAO!


62 posted on 08/08/2012 12:43:32 PM PDT by hobbes1 (Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "St.Sarah, the1Tru Conservative that REFUSES to unite us and Save America"you)
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To: NeoCaveman

Yes.

The other half.

(It’s gender biased;)


63 posted on 08/08/2012 12:44:48 PM PDT by hobbes1 (Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "St.Sarah, the1Tru Conservative that REFUSES to unite us and Save America"you)
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To: secret garden
I can’t understand a word of it and I feel sorry for the girl on the left, trying to keep up. My sister does zumba with a friend and enjoys it too. I’ll stick to running in the park and swimming.

Gee....No congress?????? My Condolences. ; )

64 posted on 08/08/2012 12:48:03 PM PDT by hobbes1 (Hobbes1TheOmniscient® "St.Sarah, the1Tru Conservative that REFUSES to unite us and Save America"you)
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To: hobbes1
Sounds like you're losing it, buddy. Is this some new onset of insanity, or merely the same standard deviation you've always had? :)
65 posted on 08/08/2012 12:51:37 PM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (I didn't write this by myself. Obama helped me. Everyone helped me.)
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To: hobbes1

Aren’t there only 3 years of middle school? You have twins or something?


66 posted on 08/08/2012 12:59:57 PM PDT by SoothingDave
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To: SoothingDave

Our district just moved the 5th grade over to the middle school making 4 seperate grades there.


67 posted on 08/08/2012 1:49:54 PM PDT by tioga
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To: hobbes1

Why are your panties in such a twist, school doesn’t even start for a month.

Thank the good Lord my contact came in and I was able to pick it up. I knew my glasses would slide off my face last night so I just wore the one. Did the same for work today. Two eyes are much better than one.


68 posted on 08/08/2012 2:03:52 PM PDT by xsmommy
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To: NeoCaveman

There are those on FR who are willing to do just that. I’m not one of them. Only one of the two is the Antichrist and it’s not the Mormon.


69 posted on 08/08/2012 2:19:43 PM PDT by xsmommy
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To: xsmommy

Nashville Metro has gone to year-round schedules and they started last week. We start on Friday. I think it’s so stupid to start school on a Friday, with just a half day to boot.


70 posted on 08/08/2012 9:44:40 PM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: hobbes1

Congress? Say what?


71 posted on 08/08/2012 9:46:42 PM PDT by secret garden (Why procrastinate when you can perendinate?)
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To: secret garden

that does seem silly, wonder why they bother with that?


72 posted on 08/09/2012 4:41:20 AM PDT by xsmommy
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To: secret garden; SoothingDave; Texan5
for you cat lovers, i saw this on the Daily Mail and thought it was cute--


73 posted on 08/09/2012 5:04:24 AM PDT by xsmommy
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