Met Office: Hottest February on Record

[Paddy]

Met Office: Hottest February on Record; just remember to remove the anomalies such as the coldest night since 1955 otherwise it will mess-up the global warming statistics.

[jamesbrown]

Yes, "averaging" is a hard concept if you're a cretin.

[Paddy]

Yes, "averaging" is a hard concept if you're a cretin.

When a man takes a dog for a walk, on average they have three legs each.

[jamesbrown]

When a man takes a dog for a walk, on average they have three legs each.

On average, climate cretins have fewer neurons than tardigrades.

[vetran]

When a man takes a dog for a walk, on average they have three legs each.

speak for yourself my name is Jake the peg.

[d000hg]

Remove the anomalies like an entire week of record low temperatures

[Eirikur]

Remove the anomalies like an entire week of record low temperatures

Only in some Scottish glens and even there they are not record low

Also in statistics it is not unusual to remove the lowest hand highest values

[AtW]

Only in some Scottish glens and even there they are not record low

Also in lies big lies statistics it is not unusual to remove the lowest hand highest values

FTFY

[d000hg]

Only in some Scottish glens and even there they are not record low

Also in statistics it is not unusual to remove the lowest hand highest values

You need to make sure you exclude the values that might disagree with your hypothesis.

[ladymuck]

This is why I like the mode better than the mean.

The most frequently occurring value is usually more enlightening than an average.