Common mistake
Reading the mean as what a typical person gets
It sounds like this
“The average salary there is £80,000, so most people must earn somewhere around £80,000.”
Why it’s wrong
It reads an equal share as a description of each person, so one huge salary looks like a pay rise for everyone.
The lesson that fixes it
Cognosc spots mistakes like this.
When you explain something in your own words, Cognosc can tell exactly which mistake you’re making — not just that you’re wrong — and gives you a short lesson to fix that one thing.