Given (say) 60 to 80 % common data, the averages should be much closer than they are and have very similar noise / variance around an underlying mean. (wattsupwiththat.com)
He made similar noises in January 2012 when BMO first lowered posted rates below 3 % — and the bank did subsequently withdraw slightly. (canadianbusiness.com)
The taller of the two was the first to fire, though the only sound the gun made was a dull thwack, thwack, thwack, accompanied by two similar noises from the pistol of his companion. (bookbrowse.com)