Tristan Hauser edited Can_see_that_the_the__.tex  about 8 years ago

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Can see that the the different statistics show different information [\ref{fig:comp_examples}], or maybe  could be said to give different impressions. Taking the second perspective they could even be said to  contradict each other in places. The mean values will be more modified by extremes\footnote{Here we see itit  is more likely to highlight regions where there is a possibility of strong response rather than a consistent one.}. The mode is determined by a \href{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plurality_(voting)}{plurality} and so  ignores other possibilities, even if the value it displays happens only a small fraction of the time. The  median takes the most central position, but like the mean is determined from the totality of values and may