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The problem with averages:

Five people receive money in the following amounts: $1, $1, $1, $2, $95.

On average, each person receives $20. (The total is $100, divide by 5.) This is the mean, but it's wildly unrepresentative.

The median value, though, is $1. (It's in the center of the sorted list.) This is a much more accurate representation of what the "average person" gets.

Consider this when you're looking at things like payouts, tax cuts, etc.