Olin Lathrop <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU> wrote:

> Andy, I liked your explanation of how this filter works.  I'd
> never thought of it in quite those terms before.

    Thanks, Olin.

> However, "mean" is ***NOT*** "average".  I noticed that whenever
> you said "mean" in your description, you really meant "average".
> You may understand the distinction, but this can be a source of
> confusion for many people. Sorry to make such a big deal of it, but
> I don't want high school students listening in to learn it the
> wrong way or get confused.

    Um, no.  I used the word correctly; the mean IS the arithmetic
    average.

    Perhaps you were thinking of the distinction between the
    arithmetic average and the "median"?

    -Andy


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