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		icelancer on Jan 26, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Economic Inequality (2016) How is this mathematically possible?

tryptophan on Jan 27, 2020 | [–]

Say the min wage is 10$. In a population of 100 people, if 51 made 10$, than the median would be 10$. Obviously that is ridiculous...

ronilan on Jan 26, 2020 | | [–]

Median !== Average

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