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Mar 31, 2019 5:15 AM
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Jomini001
It’s funny, and racism is something learned, but infants do show bias against people of other races. Two linked studies to follow:
Jomini001
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/desc.12537
ConfuseMeThis
Racism isn't only taught. It can be a series of unfortunate events that yields the same results.
ConfuseMeThis
A downvote? Seriously? Man, some of you all, need to get out more. The world is a really messed up place for most people.
ObnoxiousCommenter
Carlin is only correct if he's talking about the median, but the "average" typically refers to the mean.
Highwired
Username checks out
ikbeneengeit
You are the best kind of correct
butttrumpet
Assuming they differ, do you think the outliers that would move the mean away from the median are above or below?
ObnoxiousCommenter
Probably below, especially when you factor in things like down syndrome.
ShrubNinja
So many different ways of defining "average". Thats how statisticians trick you.
ObnoxiousCommenter
Statisticians typically avoid the word "average" for this very reason.
ShrubNinja
Sorry, should have specified the ones who are trying to skew results in favor of something, usually political.