The Myth of Average

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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Science, Life Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences

4.3 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2014

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Find out why using statistical averages to understand individuals is a crappy strategy for healthcare and education. Robert and Julie also look at how playing to the average affects our everyday world.

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1:48.4	And I'm Julie Douglas. Julie, here's a question for you just to lead into today's episode.
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