When the mean is an empty plate for clinicians and scientists, and a full plate for politicians and writers

Edition V19N05 | Year 2014 | Editorial Editorial | Pages 14 to 15

David Normando

Orthodontics, as well as other branches of science, completely adores arithmetic mean. We can routinely go on stating that orthodontic treatment lasts for 24 months by using mean to speak the truth. However, in some cases, this parameter should not be assessed in isolation or not even employed at all.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2176-9451.19.5.014-015.edt