[Info-vax] OT: Rob Short: Operating System Evolution

[Richard B. Gilbert]

Steven Schweda wrote:
> Wilm Boerhout wrote:
> 
>> Oh, lighten up already. If you want to take it seriously: "average" is a
>> well-defined statistical term.
> 
>    So is "median", and its definition is different., and
> confusing the two concepts can lead to a lot of nonsense
> 

IIRC the average (Mean), the mode (most common value) and the Median 
(middle) are identical in the "normal" or Gaussian distribution.  All 
are measures of "central tendency".  For further enlightenment, see your 
"Statistics" text book.