What is the argument for not using the average of an average?

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2022-08-16

What is the argument for not using the average of an average?

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Porter Mata

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You are correct, here's a mathematical example:
Let s 1 , s 2 , s 3 s 12 be the sales of the months.
Let c 1 , c 2 , c 3 c 12 be the cash sales of the months.
Then your question is if:
1 12 k = 1 12 c k s k
Is the same as:
k = 1 12 c k k = 1 12 s k
You can show it is false by plugging in some numbers.

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