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[–] 1 point 1 month ago* (1 child)

It’s also critical to understand the datasource. If we’re computing average by crash data, I’m sure I'm not average, but also “know” more people who have died than I am aware of

If their data was from personal surveys, my answer might be 2. The real number is likely higher, and the average is not predictive

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  • [–] 2 points 1 month ago

    Yep. Averages are just statistics, not real peoples experience. They're far from useless, but a nice rich, (ideally) random or otherwise re[presentative sample has way more diverse things to say about the world than a single summary statistic ever can.

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