mean vs median: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: mean or median

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meanadjective

(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt

meanverb

intend to refer to

meanadjective

marked by poverty befitting a beggar

meanadjective

of no value or worth

meanverb

denote or connote

meanverb

have as a logical consequence

meanadjective

(used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

meannoun

an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n

meanadjective

approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

meanverb

have in mind as a purpose

meanadjective

having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality

meanverb

mean or intend to express or convey

meanadjective

characterized by malice

meanverb

destine or designate for a certain purpose

meanadjective

excellent

medianadjective

dividing an animal into right and left halves

medianadjective

relating to or constituting the middle value of an ordered set of values (or the average of the middle two in a set with an even number of values)

medianadjective

relating to or situated in or extending toward the middle

mediannoun

the number midway between the two middle numbers in a series containing an even or odd number of items

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