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		What’s 2/3 of the Average? (theincidentaleconomist.com)
		5 points by rzk on Dec 26, 2021 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 2 comments

simonblack on Dec 26, 2021 [–]

You can play with figures all you like, but two-thirds of the average will always work out to one-third of the range when you're working with random figures like 'between 0 and 100' and you have sufficient samples

dave4420 on Dec 26, 2021 | [–]

They’re not random.

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