The phrase "above average number" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a quantity that exceeds the average level in a particular context, such as statistics or data analysis.
Example: "The survey results indicated an above average number of participants expressed satisfaction with the service."
Alternatives: "greater than average count" or "higher than average figure".
Unnamed City worker just after England won the World Cup A campaign to draw attention to one of Britain's major social problems - that of families with below average incomes and an above average number of children - begins when Tony Lynes starts work as the first full-time secretary of the Child Poverty Action Group.
Workers are characterized by an above average number of posts and large amount of visits to the board.
That's very important to the North East which has an above average number of state nursery schools, and more deprived communities.
Not so at Fidelity, where despite 2006s glitch, the long-term trend is one that continues to produce an above average number of managers who beat their benchmarks and the market over the near-, intermediand and long term..
"We know that we have an above average number of smokers in Calderdale and that this causes health problems both to the smokers themselves but also to their friends and families".
Beforehand we were unable to identify clear recruitment criteria, and therefore we ended up conducting an above average number of interviews for a Q methodology study before we felt we had reached saturation point.
Methods: Four provinces were selected for their above average numbers of women who had undergone QS: Nam Dinh, Nam Ha, Hai Duong and Hung Yen.
To have a shot at beating Deal, Carter will need to raise large amounts of national money from donors attracted to Carter's last name, and then galvanize Democrats in Georgia -- especially black voters in and around Atlanta -- to turn out in above average numbers for a midterm election.
NOAA officials predict an above-average number of storms this year after a relatively quiet 2010 season.
Colorado is third on the tipping point list, and it has an above-average number of Hispanic voters.
Separately, Mr. Su said the number of ballots ruled invalid was too large and noted that an above-average number of ballots had been declared invalid in Tainan.
