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Exactly... Shannow Send a noteboard - 29/10/2012 02:39:30 PM
This validates my point (which you have completely disagreed with before) that Aes Sedai make a terrible random sampling. They're a very skewed sample, and the best example of that is the 1000 novices Egwene's proclamation brings.


RJ said that 62.5% of women were strong enough to become Aes Sedai, yet only 20% of Egwene's 1000 novices are strong enough. What possible explanation could there be for this enormous bias?


Even if Aes Sedai only pick up a small percentage of all potential channelers, there is still no logical reason under the sun why this small sample should be so biased towards the weaker side of the Mean.

The sample should still represent the distribution of the larger population it was drawn from.
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The Bell Curve revisited Shannow - 29/10/2012 09:44:09 AM 1541 Views
Re: The Bell Curve revisited Tor - 29/10/2012 10:21:27 AM 927 Views
That's incorrect... Shannow - 29/10/2012 10:26:49 AM 1503 Views
Re: That's incorrect... Tor - 29/10/2012 10:36:32 AM 927 Views
Re: That's incorrect... Shannow - 29/10/2012 10:40:27 AM 779 Views
Re: That's incorrect... Tor - 29/10/2012 10:42:57 AM 774 Views
Hehe...There are a few disputing it vocally. Whether they're in their right mind, well... Shannow - 29/10/2012 10:45:07 AM 860 Views
Re: Hehe...There are a few disputing it vocally. Whether they're in their right mind, well... Tor - 29/10/2012 10:49:49 AM 764 Views
Re: Hehe...There are a few disputing it vocally. Whether they're in their right mind, well... Shannow - 29/10/2012 10:56:37 AM 842 Views
It's only as skewed as it seems when you make the assumption that the Forsaken darius_sedai - 31/10/2012 04:34:11 AM 1064 Views
RJ the physicist didn't know math, so that Shannow could be right... fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 02:11:19 PM 844 Views
Response to a few of your poorly researched points... Shannow - 29/10/2012 02:31:17 PM 786 Views
Re: RJ the physicist didn't know math, so that Shannow could be right... Tor - 29/10/2012 02:37:33 PM 807 Views
Exactly... Shannow - 29/10/2012 02:39:30 PM 804 Views
there are dozens of reasons for this darius_sedai - 29/10/2012 08:18:18 PM 820 Views
Excellent point. fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 08:24:37 PM 854 Views
Re: there are dozens of reasons for this Tor - 29/10/2012 09:07:35 PM 754 Views
Again I don't argue that genetics play no role darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 01:57:24 AM 731 Views
Re: Again I don't argue that genetics play no role Tor - 30/10/2012 07:07:17 AM 760 Views
I don't think it plays much role in the plot darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 03:17:55 PM 906 Views
Once again just so,we are clear on my stance with Genetics and Strength darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 03:27:11 PM 769 Views
That the 1000 Novices aren't a random sample of the population? fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 08:23:47 PM 708 Views
And why would it be biased towards those with lower strength? Tor - 29/10/2012 09:11:25 PM 714 Views
Absolutely no reason... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 01:35:35 AM 810 Views
Re: Absolutely no reason... Tor - 30/10/2012 06:43:54 AM 717 Views
Only if it was a random sampling. Which this is not. fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 01:58:34 PM 803 Views
That's exactly the point. I want you to explain why it wasn't random. Tor - 30/10/2012 02:14:59 PM 724 Views
It wasn't random because it was a self-selected sample! fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:43:03 PM 740 Views
Re: It wasn't random because it was a self-selected sample! Tor - 30/10/2012 02:47:30 PM 738 Views
Go read a stats text will you? fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:54:16 PM 731 Views
Done Tor - 31/10/2012 09:34:11 AM 1472 Views
You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... fionwe1987 - 10/11/2012 10:14:19 PM 990 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... Tor - 11/11/2012 11:37:16 AM 832 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... fionwe1987 - 11/11/2012 07:14:48 PM 692 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... Tor - 11/11/2012 08:33:59 PM 1503 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... Tor - 11/11/2012 08:43:19 PM 1045 Views
Seriously? I went and looked at some statistics books, and you won't even reply? Tor - 01/11/2012 12:13:49 PM 841 Views
Still nothing? Tor - 10/11/2012 03:33:15 PM 818 Views
Still doesn't explain the difference Praziquantel - 30/10/2012 07:01:53 PM 679 Views
Re: Still doesn't explain the difference fionwe1987 - 10/11/2012 10:21:00 PM 759 Views
Yes that totally makes sense Sidious - 30/10/2012 08:07:16 AM 849 Views
Thank you! *NM* Tor - 30/10/2012 10:19:15 AM 394 Views
That's not what happened... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:01:52 PM 779 Views
Re: That's not what happened... Tor - 30/10/2012 02:15:57 PM 737 Views
Who said it would? fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:44:17 PM 738 Views
let's not mix up "random" and "representative" darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 05:28:09 PM 808 Views
Doesn't mean RJ applied it to his series Sidious - 30/10/2012 08:23:29 AM 821 Views
But of course he did.. fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:13:07 PM 842 Views
I hate to get into these things HousealThor - 29/10/2012 05:45:50 PM 882 Views
I would love for you to be right, because it would solve all our problems, but 0 is the challenge... Shannow - 29/10/2012 07:56:34 PM 838 Views
In the truest sense, you are probably right that it is skewed HousealThor - 29/10/2012 08:20:52 PM 863 Views
Overwhelm Lanfear, not match her. *NM* fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 08:26:09 PM 429 Views
Truth is, Moiraine was being overly optimistic... Shannow - 29/10/2012 08:39:17 PM 779 Views
You're pathetic... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 01:20:01 AM 721 Views
The quote isn't specific Sidious - 30/10/2012 08:32:36 AM 840 Views
Its highly specific... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:15:38 PM 680 Views
Yet neither of them are at full potential and at least equal a Forsaken darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 03:45:24 PM 1328 Views
Honestly! darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 02:07:37 AM 775 Views
Re: In the truest sense, you are probably right that it is skewed Tor - 29/10/2012 09:10:27 PM 779 Views
Lots of people mean perfectly normal distribution when they say it HousealThor - 30/10/2012 05:25:35 PM 722 Views
Couldn't the Towers method of obtaining Aes Sedai be to blame? TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 12:04:01 AM 922 Views
Re: Couldn't the Towers method of obtaining Aes Sedai be to blame? Tor - 30/10/2012 09:33:44 AM 847 Views
Are you sure about that? TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 12:03:43 PM 844 Views
Re: Are you sure about that? Tor - 30/10/2012 12:19:34 PM 751 Views
That doesn't seem a coherent narrative to me TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 04:26:25 PM 1083 Views
Sharina did not have the Spark, nor did Nicola darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 05:16:40 PM 862 Views
Re: Sharina did not have the Spark, nor did Nicola TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 05:54:41 PM 739 Views
We do not know if Cadsuane or any of the Forsaken are Sparkers darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 10:33:55 PM 871 Views
Re: We do not know if Cadsuane or any of the Forsaken are Sparkers TheCrownless - 31/10/2012 12:30:52 AM 821 Views
A handful of examples are all we have and we have proof that an extremely strong Channeler darius_sedai - 31/10/2012 02:58:57 AM 696 Views
you're confusing 2 things Zaphod - 30/10/2012 04:27:32 AM 987 Views
+1 *NM* Sidious - 30/10/2012 09:17:07 AM 849 Views
Re: you're confusing 2 things Simon - 30/10/2012 09:21:39 AM 822 Views
Not true... Shannow - 30/10/2012 11:49:57 AM 830 Views
One thing HousealThor - 30/10/2012 05:23:17 PM 808 Views
That's the problem. The BC RJ has "built" has a minimum and a maximum value darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 05:48:55 PM 824 Views
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