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SchlagMichHalt t1_ja7in9h wrote

The median would contain much more value than the average. Only knowing that the average is rising could also mean compensation decreases for the lower 90% and increases for the highest 10%

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ButterflyCatastrophe t1_ja7s1dp wrote

I'd like to see both median and mean for exactly that reason. My bias is that most of the compensation increase has gone to the top, and it'd be nice to see that bias tested. Top has definitely had larger gains than the middle and bottom, but the top is also a small fraction of the total.

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kungpaocheese t1_ja7wq39 wrote

Yeah it's kind of like if you look at the average salary of an SEC college athletics department. Now look at the median. Big difference when you figure how much the coaches are paid versus the part time athletic trainer.

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