I can not remember ever being asked to  describe an exam results in terms of 
the median
or mode but it seems that everyone is interested in the mean (average) 
performance of the class. Why isn't knowing the mode and the median just as 
important? One is more likely to come across "median income" than "median class 
performance" or "modal class
performance".

Michael "omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
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