It is sometimes stated that the 'mean' means average. This is incorrect if mean is taken in the specific sense of arithmetic mean as there are different types of averages: the mean, median, and mode. For instance, average house prices almost always use the median value for the average.
Loss prevention agents can make more or less than their detective counterparts, depending on their actual industry. For example, loss prevention agents who worked for security services made an average hourly wage of $21.17, as of May 2010.
If only it were that simple. Instead, the 3,500 fewer-calories-per-week strategy (what amounts to 500 fewer calories per day) is a good guideline to help create a calorie deficit, but that doesn't mean it will result in one pound lost every seven days.