cyu@sh.itjust.works to unions@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months ago2020 study: If distribution of income of three decades after World War II continued through 2018, median yearly income of bottom 90 percent of Americans would have doubled from $50,000 to $100,000prospect.orgexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down11cross-posted to: iwwunion@lemmy.mlunions@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up162arrow-down1external-link2020 study: If distribution of income of three decades after World War II continued through 2018, median yearly income of bottom 90 percent of Americans would have doubled from $50,000 to $100,000prospect.orgcyu@sh.itjust.works to unions@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square1fedilinkcross-posted to: iwwunion@lemmy.mlunions@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareJake FarmlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·8 months agoWhy exclude the top 10 percent from the median income calculation? Only the average is skewed by outlier data?
Why exclude the top 10 percent from the median income calculation? Only the average is skewed by outlier data?