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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 1764 Views
Re: The Bell Curve revisited Tor - 29/10/2012 10:21:27 AM 1114 Views
That's incorrect... Shannow - 29/10/2012 10:26:49 AM 1692 Views
Re: That's incorrect... Tor - 29/10/2012 10:36:32 AM 1090 Views
Re: That's incorrect... Shannow - 29/10/2012 10:40:27 AM 935 Views
Re: That's incorrect... Tor - 29/10/2012 10:42:57 AM 920 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 1043 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 913 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 1007 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 1260 Views
RJ the physicist didn't know math, so that Shannow could be right... fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 02:11:19 PM 1028 Views
Response to a few of your poorly researched points... Shannow - 29/10/2012 02:31:17 PM 978 Views
Re: RJ the physicist didn't know math, so that Shannow could be right... Tor - 29/10/2012 02:37:33 PM 961 Views
Exactly... Shannow - 29/10/2012 02:39:30 PM 956 Views
there are dozens of reasons for this darius_sedai - 29/10/2012 08:18:18 PM 976 Views
Excellent point. fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 08:24:37 PM 1013 Views
Re: there are dozens of reasons for this Tor - 29/10/2012 09:07:35 PM 928 Views
Again I don't argue that genetics play no role darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 01:57:24 AM 911 Views
Re: Again I don't argue that genetics play no role Tor - 30/10/2012 07:07:17 AM 917 Views
I don't think it plays much role in the plot darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 03:17:55 PM 1076 Views
Once again just so,we are clear on my stance with Genetics and Strength darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 03:27:11 PM 919 Views
That the 1000 Novices aren't a random sample of the population? fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 08:23:47 PM 862 Views
And why would it be biased towards those with lower strength? Tor - 29/10/2012 09:11:25 PM 883 Views
Absolutely no reason... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 01:35:35 AM 967 Views
Re: Absolutely no reason... Tor - 30/10/2012 06:43:54 AM 883 Views
Only if it was a random sampling. Which this is not. fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 01:58:34 PM 976 Views
That's exactly the point. I want you to explain why it wasn't random. Tor - 30/10/2012 02:14:59 PM 898 Views
It wasn't random because it was a self-selected sample! fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:43:03 PM 904 Views
Re: It wasn't random because it was a self-selected sample! Tor - 30/10/2012 02:47:30 PM 894 Views
Go read a stats text will you? fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:54:16 PM 880 Views
Done Tor - 31/10/2012 09:34:11 AM 1674 Views
You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... fionwe1987 - 10/11/2012 10:14:19 PM 1183 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... Tor - 11/11/2012 11:37:16 AM 1004 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... fionwe1987 - 11/11/2012 07:14:48 PM 852 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... Tor - 11/11/2012 08:33:59 PM 1667 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... Tor - 11/11/2012 08:43:19 PM 1252 Views
Seriously? I went and looked at some statistics books, and you won't even reply? Tor - 01/11/2012 12:13:49 PM 995 Views
Still nothing? Tor - 10/11/2012 03:33:15 PM 1019 Views
Still doesn't explain the difference Praziquantel - 30/10/2012 07:01:53 PM 832 Views
Re: Still doesn't explain the difference fionwe1987 - 10/11/2012 10:21:00 PM 928 Views
Yes that totally makes sense Sidious - 30/10/2012 08:07:16 AM 1007 Views
Thank you! *NM* Tor - 30/10/2012 10:19:15 AM 475 Views
That's not what happened... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:01:52 PM 983 Views
Re: That's not what happened... Tor - 30/10/2012 02:15:57 PM 887 Views
Who said it would? fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:44:17 PM 910 Views
let's not mix up "random" and "representative" darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 05:28:09 PM 962 Views
Doesn't mean RJ applied it to his series Sidious - 30/10/2012 08:23:29 AM 981 Views
But of course he did.. fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:13:07 PM 1031 Views
I hate to get into these things HousealThor - 29/10/2012 05:45:50 PM 1058 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 1051 Views
In the truest sense, you are probably right that it is skewed HousealThor - 29/10/2012 08:20:52 PM 1036 Views
Overwhelm Lanfear, not match her. *NM* fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 08:26:09 PM 542 Views
Truth is, Moiraine was being overly optimistic... Shannow - 29/10/2012 08:39:17 PM 954 Views
You're pathetic... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 01:20:01 AM 884 Views
The quote isn't specific Sidious - 30/10/2012 08:32:36 AM 991 Views
Its highly specific... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:15:38 PM 840 Views
Yet neither of them are at full potential and at least equal a Forsaken darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 03:45:24 PM 1500 Views
Honestly! darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 02:07:37 AM 938 Views
Re: In the truest sense, you are probably right that it is skewed Tor - 29/10/2012 09:10:27 PM 956 Views
Lots of people mean perfectly normal distribution when they say it HousealThor - 30/10/2012 05:25:35 PM 895 Views
Couldn't the Towers method of obtaining Aes Sedai be to blame? TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 12:04:01 AM 1089 Views
Re: Couldn't the Towers method of obtaining Aes Sedai be to blame? Tor - 30/10/2012 09:33:44 AM 1013 Views
Are you sure about that? TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 12:03:43 PM 1013 Views
Re: Are you sure about that? Tor - 30/10/2012 12:19:34 PM 914 Views
That doesn't seem a coherent narrative to me TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 04:26:25 PM 1261 Views
Sharina did not have the Spark, nor did Nicola darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 05:16:40 PM 1030 Views
Re: Sharina did not have the Spark, nor did Nicola TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 05:54:41 PM 899 Views
We do not know if Cadsuane or any of the Forsaken are Sparkers darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 10:33:55 PM 1063 Views
Re: We do not know if Cadsuane or any of the Forsaken are Sparkers TheCrownless - 31/10/2012 12:30:52 AM 1000 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 882 Views
you're confusing 2 things Zaphod - 30/10/2012 04:27:32 AM 1186 Views
+1 *NM* Sidious - 30/10/2012 09:17:07 AM 1060 Views
Re: you're confusing 2 things Simon - 30/10/2012 09:21:39 AM 1037 Views
Not true... Shannow - 30/10/2012 11:49:57 AM 1015 Views
One thing HousealThor - 30/10/2012 05:23:17 PM 991 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 1001 Views
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