Savage, Sam L. - The Flaw of Averages

John Wiley & Sons, 2009, [Surrounding Knowledge] Grade 3

“Consider the state of a drunk, wandering around on a busy highway. His average position is the centerline, so the state of the drunk at his average position is alive, but the average state of the drunk is dead.” Turn on your computer, picture-google “The flaw of averages” and take a look at the brilliant picture that...  Further reading...  Link to Amazon...