Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Relationships: [header] How to lie with statistics [title] Understand the terminology. [step] The word " average " gets thrown around an awful lot when statistical data are being discussed. At first glance, the term sounds straightforward enough: the average is the amount that falls roughly in the middle.

Ending1: However, there are actually few different types of averages, all of which can be misleading if not properly understood. [substeps] The mean average is reached by adding up all the numbers in a data set and dividing them by the number of entries in the set. Ending2: It's not that describes the categories very clearly. Try the following concepts to get understanding : [substeps] We base a statistic on observation, like example. Ending3: In many cases,-even if it doesn't seem quite as simple-the average refers to the number of lives saved when a different percentage of the population is killed. Essentially, the average is the number of life saved from death every person can save, whether by large or small. Ending4: However, there are some particular criteria for statistically predicted statistics : [substeps] Average is typically defined as about 200 , 200 as of 5.845 days ago and 200 to 90 years ago. Average is defined as about five to seven days old.

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