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		Tyr42 10 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US High school students' scores fall in reading an... Median means that half the states are worse than you. Unless there are ties, it's impossible to be the median and the 10th percentile. Unless I missed something?

mothballed 10 days ago [–]

I was thinking median meant enough population of below states to reach half of populace, are doing worse.

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