What are the England and median values and why do some indicators have England values and other have median values?
A. The England value gives the mean value for the country. It is generally not the average of all the trust figures because this does not take into account the difference numbers of people cared for by different trusts. The median value is related to the distribution of values across the trusts. If these are ranked in order, from the highest to the lowest, the median is the middle value. If the distribution of values is symmetric, the median is equal to the mean value. However, in some cases, there can be more high or low values. The median is a more robust measure of the average than the mean in these circumstances.
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