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I think it still depends on the nature of the data and your questions about it, and median is often the better choice if you have to pick only one.


“It depends” is always right but which function is better for arbitrary, unknown data?

At least the arithmetic mean is fine for Gaussian distributions, and coneys a sense about the data even on non-Gaussian ones. but the median doesn’t even work at all on some common distributions like scores of very difficult exams (where median=0)

For the mean, at least every data point contributes to the final value.

Just my 2c




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