Alright, here's where I need people strong in statistics to correct me if I'm wrong as I learned it a while back. If I'm right, then this is another misuse of math to push some BS result. If I'm wrong, then it's meaningful in some way maybe. So, here is two claims about averages:
1. The average of a diverse group means something for an individual. Like in this article where they connect individuals to average degree of separation.
2. Averages, due to their nature, don't mean anything for an individual. They're mainly good for identifying and tracking trends. So, no connection could be made here.
A pro told me that No 2 is the case a long time ago. It made more sense given the data I've looked at as well in terms of example problems and reports. Need more peer review on that as statistics is kind of opinionated on how its applied. If No 2 is true, then this report is more BS that's too common and the comments here become really amusing (or sad if one is an education reformer).
1. The average of a diverse group means something for an individual. Like in this article where they connect individuals to average degree of separation.
2. Averages, due to their nature, don't mean anything for an individual. They're mainly good for identifying and tracking trends. So, no connection could be made here.
A pro told me that No 2 is the case a long time ago. It made more sense given the data I've looked at as well in terms of example problems and reports. Need more peer review on that as statistics is kind of opinionated on how its applied. If No 2 is true, then this report is more BS that's too common and the comments here become really amusing (or sad if one is an education reformer).