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Stat Series: What Statistical Measure Are You Overusing? (And What to Do About It), Part One

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Sinopsis

On average, you're probably overusing this specific type of statistic. In today's episode, we discuss the king of all misleading numbers: averages!There's so much to talk about with averages that we're splitting this into two parts. Disclaimer: I am not a mathematician. But we will talk about some of the interesting properties of averages and why they are so addictive to use for humans, but more practically what counterintuitive ways we might be using them incorrectly.If you're using your sprint velocity to forecast work, this episode is for you!