SOLUTION: According to Garrison Keillor, all the children in Lake Wobegon are above average. Is this assertion just a joke or is there a sense in which it could be true. We are learning

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Question 43160: According to Garrison Keillor, all the children in Lake Wobegon are above average. Is this assertion just a joke or is there a sense in which it could be true.
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Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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THIS COULD BE A VALID STATEMENT IF THE SAMPLE SIZE INCLUDED OTHER COMMUNITIES WHERE THE OTHER COMMUNITY'S CHILDREN WERE AT LEAST THE SAME NUMBER AND BELOW AVERAGE.