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Especially for driving, I think most people are above average. This is because the distribution of driving ability is negatively skewed, meaning the tail on the left is longer than the tail on the right.

If you were to put a number on driving ability, most people would get something like a seven (out of a maximum of 10).

In my opinion, there would be a very small amount of two's and fives. There would also be a small percentage that would get a one out of a maximum of a ten. (The drivers that don't follow the speed limit, make dangerous overtaking maneuvers, and are agressive towards other drivers).

I think those drivers make most people claim they have an "above average" driving ability.



I think you're right which is funny because many people (way more than half as this article noted) would say they are above average and say that only half of drivers can be above average

Only 50% of students can be above average (median) but 80% may have above average grades (mode)

People tend to confuse the two concepts


I think you meant mean not mode...


I think he meant mode, no? Mean, mode, median: http://www.purplemath.com/modules/meanmode.htm


You are correct I meant mean (I can't edit anymore)




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