On 21-10-2011 03:06, Andreas K. wrote: > the > median is always smaller than the average. There's no such relation between median and average: {20, 21, 24, 26, 28}: Median (24) > Average (23.8) {20, 22, 24, 26, 28}: Median (24) = Average (24) {20, 23, 24, 26, 28}: Median (24) < Average (24.2)