1 - it isn't mathematically incorrect to include outliers when calculating the mean, but it's highly misleading to include Spiders Georg if you're making a claim about how many spiders "the average person" eats. The mean tells you the average number of spiders eaten, but the average person - the modal or median person - does not eat any spiders.
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Date: 2022-03-05 10:35 pm (UTC)