Whats the Average..

[Davidc]

I don't know whether to go for the 30 in the 26 - 30 or the one in 30 - 35?

Get ready for the anti-yank squad to pick you up on the 'math'

You picked it up 3BM, not me or any of the other habitual pedants.

Nothing to do with anti yank. It's correctly plural in the US too.

The reason is that mathematics derives from Greek and the singular would mean a single subject, mathematics is a number of connected subjects, hence plural.

Originally Arithmetic + Geometry + Astronomy (I think) it now includes Trigonometry, Calculus, Statistics and others, and Astronomy has moved off to join Physics.

The singular is fine if you define which one, but better in this case if you use Arithmetic on its own.

 

[Basil.B]

Earlier today I was 48, I'm now 45 odd!
Won't you have to start the poll again from scratch?

 

[biggs682]

50 in jan

 

[Arch]

Looks like a classic normal distribution at the moment.

But what sort of average do we want, mean, mode or median?

 

[coffeejo]

Looks like a classic normal distribution at the moment.

But what sort of average do we want, mean, mode or median?

 

[Paul.G.]

46 -47 in January

 

[Deleted member 1258]

60 today, we must remember growing old is compulsory, growing up isn't.

 

[Archie_tect]

Happy Birthday dave r!

 

[coffeejo]

60 today, we must remember growing old is compulsory, growing up isn't.

Happy birthday!

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Happy Birthday dave r!

thank you

 

[HLaB]

60 today, we must remember growing old is compulsory, growing up isn't.

Enjoy what's left of your Birthday

 

[slowmotion]

Looks like a classic normal distribution at the moment.

But what sort of average do we want, mean, mode or median?

Who cares? I'm dragging all three Northwards

 

[Col5632]

thank you

Happy belated birthday, hope im still cycling at your age

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Happy belated birthday, hope im still cycling at your age

thank you all again.

 

[ColinJ]

Happy belated birthday, hope im still cycling at your age

Blimey - he's only 60! (Happy Birthday for yesterday by the way, Dave)

I want to be doing sub-12 hour hilly 200 km audax rides when I'm 80!