Stop Being "Average"
I came across an article today that said two thirds of dog owners think their dogs are smarter than average and that it was statistically impossible. It’s not. People need to learn the damn difference between mean, median and mode and use them appropriately. Outliers can skew a dataset significantly. It’s not a difficult concept. I don’t know if the educational system is failing us all or some people are just average. My dogs, however, are not. And while you are at it, stop with the clickbaity headlines like “Your dog is dumb.” I’m looking at you, NYT.