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From: meron@cars3.uchicago.edu
Subject: Re: Notice - Social Issues
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In article <5hhr30$ag6@dfw-ixnews6.ix.netcom.com>, jwas@ix.netcom.com(jw) writes:
>In <E7rvp1.Cs7@midway.uchicago.edu> meron@cars3.uchicago.edu writes: 
>> like it or not, half the population is and 
>>always will be below average :-)
>
>Below the *median*, you probably *mean*. :-)

Will settle for this:-)  Though in a big enough population the two are 
rarely far apart.

Mati Meron                      | "When you argue with a fool,
meron@cars.uchicago.edu         |  chances are he is doing just the same"
