[pianotech] Are we fading?

[Michael Magness]

On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 5:23 PM, <tnrwim at aol.com> wrote:

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>  I read somewhere that the mean age of PTG members is about 59. That means
> there are as many members older than that as younger
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> That would be the *median* would it not?
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> It could very well be. What's the difference between median, and mean?
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>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Leslie Bartlett <l-bartlett at sbcglobal.net>
> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
>  Sent: Wed, Jul 7, 2010 11:45 am
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Are we fading?
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>
>  I read somewhere that the mean age of PTG members is about 59. That means
> there are as many members older than that as younger
>
> That would be the *median* would it not?
>
>

The difference between median & mean usually depends on which side of 59 you
happen to fall. I know I wasn't as mean when I was younger! I was more
median?
<grin>
Mike
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Michael Magness
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