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Consider five invented waiting times: 10, 11, 12, 13 and 54 minutes. Assume these measure comparable waits in the same units, each wait counts once, and 54 is a valid observation.

The total is 100 minutes, so the mean is 100 ÷ 5 = 20 minutes. The observations are already in order, and the middle one gives a median of 12 minutes. The long wait pulls the mean upwards; it does not change which observation sits in the middle.

If the question concerns the central observed wait, the median is useful. If it concerns total waiting time per observation, the mean retains the contribution of the long wait. Saying “the average is 20” without identifying the measure and purpose leaves the interpretation incomplete. Neither result establishes the average for all future visitors: that would require attention to how these five waits were sampled. Nor should 54 be deleted simply because it is unusual.

For practice, replace 54 with 24. The total becomes 70 and the mean becomes 14 minutes, while the median remains 12. Explain why each measure changed or stayed the same. This is a useful lesson goal: choosing and defending a summary, as well as calculating it.

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