Mean and Median for Statistical Dummies

Measures of central tendency

Here at the Antisocial Network, we're in the habit of calling out people for exposing their lack of experience, knowledge or common sense in hopes of making money; often while answering (or pretending to answer) questions or providing how-to "instructions." Every once in a while, however, we run across a bit of dumbassery that wasn't published  at a content farm. Today is one of those times: our DotD awardee is Keryn Newman, a NIMBY blogger trying to stop a power line in West Virginia. No matter how honorable – or self-serving, we didn't read through the entire blog – Keryn's cause may have been, it's pretty clear that she never took a class in statistics (she must've been one of those damned journalism majors...). All you need do to figure out that deficiency is to take the time to read her post "Median vs. Midpoint" carefully.