More than half of a sample can be above or below average. Exactly half will be above and below the median.

If you have [13, 13, 13, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20], the average is 15 and the median is 14. Only 3 numbers are above average, while 5 are below. OTOH, exactly 4 numbers are above median, and 4 numbers are below median.

You might want to rethink that statement in the future.

Well, she only made the Q-tips; she didn't handle the evidence.