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> > > Average high for today is 80 degrees
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> > Sorry, it is actually 88 degrees.
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> You're Wrong
Nope, slappy, and let me tell you why YOU are wrong.
> You need to learn how to read your chart.
> 88 degrees is the MAX Temperature (the highest it
> has been on that date)
No. The highest it has ever been on that date is 104°F. Let me tell you how I figured that one out. It really wasn't hard, but it is clear you are having some difficulties here.
We will start with chart reading 101. Do you see how there are three headings across the top? Well, those terms, labeled in this chart as "actual" "average" and "record" are called columns. Do you see those words on the left hand side? Here they are labeled "Mean Temperature" "Max Temperature" and "Min Temperature." Those form what we call rows. So, we have a chart with three sets of columns and three sets of rows. Following along? Good, keep reading to see where you effed up, champ.
So, let's examine the conversation so far that brought us to your mistake. What?? contended, without verification, that the AVERAGE
high temperature for yesterday was 80°F. You can see it right up there at the fourth post of the day. See it? Good. Are we in agreement that he was speaking of average and high? Good. Glad to see you are following along.
Now, let's look at the chart. Do you see row two, column two? OK, I will help you out. That would be the number that corresponds to the AVERAGE (column 2) Max Temperature (row 2) (hint: Max means High). OK, what is that number? Go ahead draw the lines with your finger. Got it? Bingo! it is 88°F.
Yay, you got it!!!
Want to find out what the highest it has ever been on that date (which you thought was 88°F)? Go to column 3 (Record) and row 2 (Max Temperature). Be a sport, tell us what you came up with. Was it 104°F? Way to go champ!
> Actually the AVERAGE Mean Temperature is 77
> degrees (the average for that date)
That is the AVERAGE
Mean Temperature. If I need to define for you the term mean, please let me know. I've already given you a bit of a free education today, no point in stopping now.
Why is this important you ask? Well, the discussion was about average
high temperatures not average
mean temperatures.
Go on, it's OK, go ahead and scroll on up and look to see that I am correct.
Get it? Do you know the difference between the two, sport? At first blush, it doesn't look like you do, but I have a little inkling you are learning something here.
> 77 is pretty close to 80
You are comparing Average mean temp to a claim that 80°F was the Average High. We've gone over why you are mistaken, let's not rehash it again.
If you would like to compare yesterday's mean temperature to the average mean temperature, we can do that. Actually, let's see if you learned anything here today. Can you look at the chart and tell us what yesterday's mean temperature was and what the average mean temperature is? Come on champ. Tell us what you came up with.
Now, do you want to retract the "you're wrong" assertion????