If 1 person had 100 publications, and 99 had 0 publications, the mean would be 1, and the median would be 0. I think all this statistic means is that more people have 0 pubs than have ANY pubs...
At 12:44 PM 11/2/01 -0500, you wrote: > Er, Maryanne, > > If the mean is 1 and the median is 0, doesn't that mean that a >substantial number of researchers are publishing _negative_ numbers of >papers each year? > > Do those "anti-papers" include retractions??? ;-) > > Rick > >-- > >Rick Adams >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Department of Social Sciences >Jackson Community College >Jackson, Michigan > >". . . and the only measure of your worth and your deeds will be the >love you leave behind when you're gone." --Fred Small > > > >--- >You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] **************************************************************** Stephen W. Tuholski Ph.D. Asst. Professor Dept. of Psychology Southern Illinois U. at Edwardsville Edwardsville IL 62026 Phone: 618 650 5391 Fax: 618 650 5087 http://www.siue.edu/~stuhols "Most people would sooner die than think; in fact, they do so." - Bertrand Russell *************************************************************** --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
