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well, all I know is this: It is not normal for an American to not own
a television (because the norm is that Americans own televisions). I
do not own a television, therefore I am not normal. So be it, I ain't
normal (and proud of it).<br>
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One of the definitions for normal, according to dictionary.com is:<br>
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the average or mean<br>
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<pre wrap="">Hmm, does my recollection match yours:
"Mean" = an average, add 'em up, divide by the number of datapoints.
"Median" = a mid-point in the data, an equal number of points above and
below. Not necessarily a mean.
"Mode" = the most frequent, perhaps the most typical, response.
Then there are the fancy analyses, like "standard deviation" and "bell
curve." Does make one wonder what a "standard deviant" is, no?
On Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:39:36 -0800, Greg Kesselring <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:gkesselr@whidbey.com"><gkesselr@whidbey.com></a>
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<pre wrap="">The definition of "normal" is like average, or the greatest percentage.
It's a statistical term...
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