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For a classroom histogram data, how many days is the average number of school days missed per student different from the median number of days? The class consists of 15 students.

[asy]
draw((0,0)--(0,7),linewidth(2));
draw((0,0)--(7,0),linewidth(2));

draw((0,0)--(1,0)--(1,2)--(0,2)--(0,0)--cycle,linewidth(2));
draw((1,0)--(2,0)--(2,2)--(1,2)--(1,0)--cycle,linewidth(2));
draw((2,0)--(3,0)--(3,5)--(2,5)--(2,0)--cycle,linewidth(2));
draw((3,0)--(4,0)--(4,3)--(3,3)--(3,0)--cycle,linewidth(2));
draw((4,0)--(5,0)--(5,1)--(4,1)--(4,0)--cycle,linewidth(2));
draw((5,0)--(6,0)--(6,2)--(5,2)--(5,0)--cycle,linewidth(2));

draw((0,1)--(6,1),dashed);
draw((0,2)--(6,2),dashed);
draw((0,3)--(6,3),dashed);
draw((0,4)--(6,4),dashed);
draw((0,5)--(6,5),dashed);

label("0",(.5,0),S);
label("1",(1.5,0),S);
label("2",(2.5,0),S);
label("3",(3.5,0),S);
label("4",(4.5,0),S);
label("5",(5.5,0),S);

label("1",(0,1),W);
label("2",(0,2),W);
label("3",(0,3),W);
label("4",(0,4),W);
label("5",(0,5),W);

label("Number of School Days Missed",(3.5,8));
label("by Mr. Clark's Students",(3.5,7));
label("$\#$ of Days of School Missed",(3.5,-2));
label(rotate(90)*"$\#$ of Students",(-2,2.5));
[/asy]

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