Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhat's the biggest misconception you think many people have?message-squaremessage-square242fedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1106arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the biggest misconception you think many people have?Return_of_Chippy@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square242fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarebuttmasterflex@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoWell, more than 50% of people tend to think they are average. So illusions of mediocrity?
minus-squareTriumph@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoMore than 50% of people can be average, depends on the distribution.
minus-squarebuttmasterflex@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoYes, but I’m more coming from the humorous aspect than the mathematical
minus-squareThomasWilliams@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 month ago97% of people are average (3 standard deviations), so they are not deluded. Its actually higher than that as the intellectually impaired don’t live very long.
Well, more than 50% of people tend to think they are average. So illusions of mediocrity?
More than 50% of people can be average, depends on the distribution.
Yes, but I’m more coming from the humorous aspect than the mathematical
97% of people are average (3 standard deviations), so they are not deluded. Its actually higher than that as the intellectually impaired don’t live very long.