Christopher R. Jones writes:
> Correct
> The mean (average) depends on the distribution. If the distribution is
> either positively or negatively skewed, then the median will not equal the
> mean. The median of an ordered list is the middle value if the number of
> elements is odd. If the number of elements is even, then the median is the
> average of the two middle values.
>
>
Yes, this is correct, but it is still sampling median.
On the other hand, some non-parametric test might rule out some of the
values, so we are again in the beginning.
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