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    E22: Why calculating Median can be better than a Mean or Average

    E22: Why calculating Median can be better than a Mean or Average

    FromLean Six Sigma Bursts

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    E22: Why calculating Median can be better than a Mean or Average

    FromLean Six Sigma Bursts

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    Length:
    12 minutes
    Released:
    Feb 20, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    Most people calculate the average when summarizing data, but what about the median? The median is not as sensitive to outliers and skewed data, and can be a better indicator of the typical or most common outcome in your data.
    Links

    Wikipedia: Median
    BIZ-PI.com
    LeanSixSigmaDefinition.com



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    Released:
    Feb 20, 2021
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (100)

    Brion Hurley from Business Performance Improvement shares his takes and thoughts on a variety of topics related to process improvement (specifically Lean and Six Sigma methods), Bursts are rapid improvement activities, so this sounded like a good word to use for these short audio clips. We'll try to keep them under 10 minutes each. Have a question? Use the anchor app to leave us a voice message, and we might pick your question for our next episode!