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To: Lorianne

If $5,000 is the median, that means the majority have zero.


5 posted on 06/15/2016 8:55:48 AM PDT by Michael.SF. (That was the gift the president gave us, the gift of happiness, of being together,' Cindy Sheehan")
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To: Michael.SF.

It also says “working age couple”, which could include even those in their low 20s, so may not be a good indicator of “typical”.


7 posted on 06/15/2016 9:07:39 AM PDT by NEMDF
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To: Michael.SF.
If $5,000 is the median, that means the majority have zero.

No. The "median" is the score that represents 50% of the population being measured. It means that 50% of the couples have more than 5000.00, 50% have less than 5000.00. While some couples have zero, they cannot possibly be the majority.

58 posted on 06/15/2016 9:09:53 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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