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Re: Answer to cancel problem Was: Inappropriate cancels forged ...

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From: N.A.F. McNelly
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 00:00
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In article <4fi0fu$7jb@scramble.lm.com>, drg@manus.org (CyberLogician) wrote:

: In article <bill-0902962300020001@206.196.100.140>,
:    bill@scconsult.com (Bill Stewart-Cole) wrote:
: >And while 'stupid' is too strong a word, I dare say that the majority is
: >not significantly above the median intelligence of Usenet users.
: >
: You had better learn the difference between the mean, median 
: and the mode, Bill.   You are arguing on the wrong tree.

Water must be crystallizing in Hell - I have to agree with Grubor.
The word you want here is mode.

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From: nmcnelly@acs.bu.edu (N.A.F. McNelly)
Subject: Re: Answer to cancel problem  Was: Inappropriate cancels forged ...
Date: 1996/02/12
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