Doesn’t using mode just make a lot more sense? You are much more likely to be the mode than you are likely to be average

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    1 year ago

    If you generate 1000 random numbers from 0 to 100 with a uniform distribution, the mean is going to be roughly 50, whereas the mode couid be anything. Which one is more representative?