Posted by ami on Thursday, August 30, 2012 at 1:38pm.
Think of the mean as a fulcrum (balance point) of a distribution. To balance, the weights and distances from the fulcrum must be equal, therefore subtracting one side from the other will always = 0 (assuming that you did your calculations correctly).
Think of the mean as a fulcrum (balance point) of a distribution. To balance, the weights and distances from the fulcrum must be equal, therefore subtracting one side from the other will always = 0 (assuming that you did your calculations correctly).
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