From 7613b9b6fc321ad59a49559dc8fbc225ee3e9626 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Harry Roberts Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2024 21:09:08 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Tidy formatting --- _posts/2017-01-04-choosing-the-correct-average.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/_posts/2017-01-04-choosing-the-correct-average.md b/_posts/2017-01-04-choosing-the-correct-average.md index 06e888da..fbd6bd4f 100644 --- a/_posts/2017-01-04-choosing-the-correct-average.md +++ b/_posts/2017-01-04-choosing-the-correct-average.md @@ -197,9 +197,9 @@ statistical outliers should not be represented by the mean, as results are easily skewed. If we want to get a general overview of what most things are looking like, the mode might be the one to go for. -* Mean is good for data with a very small range, actually not usually that +* **Mean** is good for data with a very small range, actually not usually that useful. Good for working out average score, or splitting the cost of a meal. -* Median is good for finding a representative value of a skewed data set. Good - for measuring open-ended data. -* Mode is good for a holistic overview; if you can represent the data in a +* **Median** is good for finding a representative value of a skewed data set. + Good for measuring open-ended data. +* **Mode** is good for a holistic overview; if you can represent the data in a histogram then it will give you the mode.