Anything but average: Intuitions

James Spithill

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Abstract

The existence of different versions of averages in statistics is a response to different distributions in data sets: arithmetic mean, geometric mean, median and harmonic mean provide alternative ways of responding to the simple human curiosity about what a typical value might be.
Original languageEnglish
JournalVinculum
Volume60
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Keywords

  • Averages (Mathematics)
  • Mathematics teaching
  • Secondary school mathematics

Disciplines

  • Science and Mathematics Education
  • Secondary Education

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