Common mistake
Expecting the median to rise when the top earner's pay does
It sounds like this
“If the best-paid person gets a big rise, the median pay goes up too.”
Why it’s wrong
It is the mean that follows the top figure; the middle person's pay has not changed, so the median cannot.
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.