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Originally posted by Norfleet:
Yes, but 35 CEOs only weigh more than 1 beggar because it's *35* vs *1*.

Isn't that the exact definition of a weighted average?

It's not because there's an inherent property of the CEO which causes his income to bear more weight,

Well, someone could argue that CEOs can afford 3 meals a day precisely because of their income, while beggars spend most of their time on empty stomachs - thus in a sense the CEO's income bears more weight.

as weighted average would imply.

'Weighted average' never implied such a thing. It seems the misunderstanding began when you wrote

I don't think there's any actual weighting: The morale of the squad is simply the average morale of the squad

which made me truly wonder what you meant by 'average'. As it turns out we both meant exactly the same thing. I'll try to be less precise in the future.