The phrase "average as opposed to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing two different states or conditions, highlighting the contrast between an average state and another specific state.
Example: "The results showed a significant improvement in performance, with the new method yielding results that were above average as opposed to the traditional approach."
Alternatives: "average in contrast to" or "average compared to".
So the cable shows are produced at lower costs — closer to $2 million an episode on average, as opposed to about $3 million for network shows.
Bush's energy bill, four years in the making and signed just nine months ago, didn't even mandate increases in fuel-economy standards, which are worse today than they were in 1986: 24.6 miles to the gallon, on average, as opposed to 26.5.
Asked how likely they would be to disclose personal information to either a white or an African-American coworker at a company social event, these highly educated people reported that they'd be more uncomfortable opening up to a white coworker than to a black one, especially if they felt their work performance was average (as opposed to high).
An application in the Apple App Store for iPhone costs $3.82 on average, as opposed to $4.67 in the Apple App Store for iPad.
The geometric average, as opposed to the regular average that most people are familiar with, has the advantage of mathematically "scaling" both variables so that we are comparing apples-to-apples.
A bit of simple multiplication and we get the figure that Netflix is saving us from watching 130 hours of commercials every year, on average, as opposed to live, broadcast TV.
HOW many mutual fund managers can consistently pick stocks that outperform the broad stock market averages — as opposed to just being lucky now and then?
This is because traditional insurance looks at averages, as opposed to specifics.
When neural responses were averaged (as opposed to the normalized response to the AS shown in Fig. 5C), the large variability in individual cell's responses masked the strength of the trends.
The strength of the small-apartment category, coupled with slippage in the high-end market, was reflected in the findings of another appraisal company -- Mitchell, Maxwell & Jackson -- indicating a drop in the average price (as opposed to the median) for Manhattan.
In fact, it's $3,000 a year for the average family, as opposed to $5 to $700 under the Bush tax cut.
