Active Users:340 Time:17/06/2025 05:11:52 PM
Back to Messageboard Post New Thread Search Help Stats Rules
Re: In the truest sense, you are probably right that it is skewed Tor Send a noteboard - 29/10/2012 09:10:27 PM
Because of the fact that it doesn't seem possible to have negative strength in the OP. I don't know if RJ realized that a normal distribution would mean negative strength is possible, though.

The more I think about it, the more I think it has to be skewed. It's the only way Egwene and Aviendha can both be above the overall population mean given the quote about both of them together matching Lanfear.

And now, I've spent about 3x as much time thinking about this as I had wanted to :<img class=' />


Seriously, what are you going on about? No one ever means "mathematically perfect normal distribution" when they say "normal distribution". It is perfectly reasonable to say it's a normal distribution even if there are no channelers with negative strength, just like it's perfectly reasonable to say height among humans follow a normal distribution, even though there are no people of negative height.
Fram kamerater!
Reply to message
The Bell Curve revisited Shannow - 29/10/2012 09:44:09 AM 1527 Views
Re: The Bell Curve revisited Tor - 29/10/2012 10:21:27 AM 913 Views
That's incorrect... Shannow - 29/10/2012 10:26:49 AM 1485 Views
Re: That's incorrect... Tor - 29/10/2012 10:36:32 AM 912 Views
Re: That's incorrect... Shannow - 29/10/2012 10:40:27 AM 765 Views
Re: That's incorrect... Tor - 29/10/2012 10:42:57 AM 759 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 847 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 750 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 825 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 1050 Views
RJ the physicist didn't know math, so that Shannow could be right... fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 02:11:19 PM 832 Views
Response to a few of your poorly researched points... Shannow - 29/10/2012 02:31:17 PM 775 Views
Re: RJ the physicist didn't know math, so that Shannow could be right... Tor - 29/10/2012 02:37:33 PM 792 Views
Exactly... Shannow - 29/10/2012 02:39:30 PM 790 Views
there are dozens of reasons for this darius_sedai - 29/10/2012 08:18:18 PM 808 Views
Excellent point. fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 08:24:37 PM 837 Views
Re: there are dozens of reasons for this Tor - 29/10/2012 09:07:35 PM 738 Views
Again I don't argue that genetics play no role darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 01:57:24 AM 716 Views
Re: Again I don't argue that genetics play no role Tor - 30/10/2012 07:07:17 AM 744 Views
I don't think it plays much role in the plot darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 03:17:55 PM 890 Views
Once again just so,we are clear on my stance with Genetics and Strength darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 03:27:11 PM 754 Views
That the 1000 Novices aren't a random sample of the population? fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 08:23:47 PM 693 Views
And why would it be biased towards those with lower strength? Tor - 29/10/2012 09:11:25 PM 698 Views
Absolutely no reason... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 01:35:35 AM 796 Views
Re: Absolutely no reason... Tor - 30/10/2012 06:43:54 AM 699 Views
Only if it was a random sampling. Which this is not. fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 01:58:34 PM 786 Views
That's exactly the point. I want you to explain why it wasn't random. Tor - 30/10/2012 02:14:59 PM 709 Views
It wasn't random because it was a self-selected sample! fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:43:03 PM 724 Views
Re: It wasn't random because it was a self-selected sample! Tor - 30/10/2012 02:47:30 PM 722 Views
Go read a stats text will you? fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:54:16 PM 717 Views
Done Tor - 31/10/2012 09:34:11 AM 1454 Views
You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... fionwe1987 - 10/11/2012 10:14:19 PM 979 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... Tor - 11/11/2012 11:37:16 AM 814 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... fionwe1987 - 11/11/2012 07:14:48 PM 678 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... Tor - 11/11/2012 08:33:59 PM 1484 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... Tor - 11/11/2012 08:43:19 PM 1007 Views
Seriously? I went and looked at some statistics books, and you won't even reply? Tor - 01/11/2012 12:13:49 PM 824 Views
Still nothing? Tor - 10/11/2012 03:33:15 PM 800 Views
Still doesn't explain the difference Praziquantel - 30/10/2012 07:01:53 PM 666 Views
Re: Still doesn't explain the difference fionwe1987 - 10/11/2012 10:21:00 PM 744 Views
Yes that totally makes sense Sidious - 30/10/2012 08:07:16 AM 836 Views
Thank you! *NM* Tor - 30/10/2012 10:19:15 AM 386 Views
That's not what happened... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:01:52 PM 764 Views
Re: That's not what happened... Tor - 30/10/2012 02:15:57 PM 722 Views
Who said it would? fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:44:17 PM 723 Views
let's not mix up "random" and "representative" darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 05:28:09 PM 793 Views
Doesn't mean RJ applied it to his series Sidious - 30/10/2012 08:23:29 AM 804 Views
But of course he did.. fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:13:07 PM 824 Views
I hate to get into these things HousealThor - 29/10/2012 05:45:50 PM 866 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 822 Views
In the truest sense, you are probably right that it is skewed HousealThor - 29/10/2012 08:20:52 PM 847 Views
Overwhelm Lanfear, not match her. *NM* fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 08:26:09 PM 422 Views
Truth is, Moiraine was being overly optimistic... Shannow - 29/10/2012 08:39:17 PM 767 Views
You're pathetic... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 01:20:01 AM 706 Views
The quote isn't specific Sidious - 30/10/2012 08:32:36 AM 827 Views
Its highly specific... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:15:38 PM 662 Views
Yet neither of them are at full potential and at least equal a Forsaken darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 03:45:24 PM 1314 Views
Honestly! darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 02:07:37 AM 759 Views
Re: In the truest sense, you are probably right that it is skewed Tor - 29/10/2012 09:10:27 PM 764 Views
Lots of people mean perfectly normal distribution when they say it HousealThor - 30/10/2012 05:25:35 PM 704 Views
Couldn't the Towers method of obtaining Aes Sedai be to blame? TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 12:04:01 AM 906 Views
Re: Couldn't the Towers method of obtaining Aes Sedai be to blame? Tor - 30/10/2012 09:33:44 AM 831 Views
Are you sure about that? TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 12:03:43 PM 832 Views
Re: Are you sure about that? Tor - 30/10/2012 12:19:34 PM 738 Views
That doesn't seem a coherent narrative to me TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 04:26:25 PM 1056 Views
Sharina did not have the Spark, nor did Nicola darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 05:16:40 PM 847 Views
Re: Sharina did not have the Spark, nor did Nicola TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 05:54:41 PM 725 Views
We do not know if Cadsuane or any of the Forsaken are Sparkers darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 10:33:55 PM 858 Views
Re: We do not know if Cadsuane or any of the Forsaken are Sparkers TheCrownless - 31/10/2012 12:30:52 AM 807 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 659 Views
you're confusing 2 things Zaphod - 30/10/2012 04:27:32 AM 971 Views
+1 *NM* Sidious - 30/10/2012 09:17:07 AM 835 Views
Re: you're confusing 2 things Simon - 30/10/2012 09:21:39 AM 805 Views
Not true... Shannow - 30/10/2012 11:49:57 AM 817 Views
One thing HousealThor - 30/10/2012 05:23:17 PM 791 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 813 Views
Back to Messageboard Post New Thread Search Help Stats Rules

Reply to Message

Block Quote Paragraph Quote
Formatting
Smiley Codes