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And that is indeed the solution I feel most comfortable with... Shannow Send a noteboard - 18/12/2009 10:08:40 PM
Bell curves are usually not centered on the mean or median. This is a statistical fact.

Just look at the IQ test bell curve. It's the very best example I can think of as it relates to one power strength.



Most channelers aren't of moderate strength. Most channelers are fairly weak. That is how it worked in the Age of Legends, and that is how it should work today.

Therefore, the bulk of channelers lie heaped together between zero and the halfway mark, and only a rare few exceed that.

So the histogram has a bulge on the lower side, and a thin arm extending upwards beyond the mid strength point (50%)

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The One Power Bell Curve: Proof that it is not centered on 50% of the strongest channeler's strength Shannow - 18/12/2009 08:37:55 AM 1688 Views
I always thought the curve was one sided Asha'man Warder - 18/12/2009 01:17:32 PM 981 Views
The Curve only refers to the channeling population, not to non-channelers. Shannow - 18/12/2009 01:56:25 PM 987 Views
I would say that your sample is flawed. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 18/12/2009 05:02:02 PM 1077 Views
well said *NM* darius_sedai - 18/12/2009 05:12:40 PM 507 Views
It doesn't matter... Shannow - 18/12/2009 10:02:38 PM 917 Views
But, it sort of does. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 18/12/2009 10:43:08 PM 990 Views
So you're saying that no modern Aes Sedai are even of average strength? Shannow - 18/12/2009 10:51:01 PM 1135 Views
Are you sure it's the same bell curve from the AoL? BlackAdder - 18/12/2009 11:11:19 PM 1041 Views
The Tower is restricted to the middle... fionwe1987 - 18/12/2009 05:35:03 PM 1130 Views
Two things... Shannow - 18/12/2009 09:28:25 PM 999 Views
The culling theory... Phelix - 18/12/2009 09:36:34 PM 929 Views
The culling theory applies to the ENTIRE population, not just Aes Sedai... Shannow - 18/12/2009 09:42:31 PM 1053 Views
Yes, but Aes Sedai take it to a new level... Phelix - 18/12/2009 09:48:59 PM 1133 Views
Re: Yes, but Aes Sedai take it to a new level... Shadowkiller - 18/12/2009 10:06:15 PM 906 Views
Several more things... fionwe1987 - 18/12/2009 11:26:19 PM 1083 Views
You don't understand your own model... Shannow - 18/12/2009 11:38:05 PM 1109 Views
So RJ was wrong about Bell Curve distribution? darius_sedai - 19/12/2009 06:03:24 PM 971 Views
Re: So RJ was wrong about Bell Curve distribution? Sidious - 19/12/2009 06:10:52 PM 957 Views
Its simple really... fionwe1987 - 19/12/2009 06:15:23 PM 1008 Views
So, Aviendha trumps RJ? A woman who, as late as tGS, doesn't know what she's doing with the OP? fionwe1987 - 19/12/2009 06:12:42 PM 942 Views
Age-Related Sample Bias Shadowkiller - 18/12/2009 06:41:03 PM 940 Views
I have no problem with that...but it implies that the average woman today isn't at 50% of Lanfear... Shannow - 18/12/2009 09:46:00 PM 1053 Views
Partially agreed... Shadowkiller - 18/12/2009 10:13:46 PM 941 Views
Well, the Aes Sedai are the only group that we have detailed strength info about... Shannow - 18/12/2009 10:26:48 PM 1095 Views
Sharina is AS ... she'd be dead in a few years if she hadn't gone to the Tower *NM* darius_sedai - 28/12/2009 01:08:20 AM 961 Views
A thought that occured to me, and I'd like your opinion... Phelix - 18/12/2009 07:38:29 PM 928 Views
Well Sharina isn't a sparker and she's the strongest AS darius_sedai - 18/12/2009 07:57:17 PM 949 Views
Yes... Phelix - 18/12/2009 08:01:57 PM 1043 Views
Is it just my bad memory or is one of the wondergirls not a sparker? Gher - 18/12/2009 10:12:59 PM 918 Views
I think it's just a bad memory... Phelix - 18/12/2009 10:19:25 PM 921 Views
Easier sulution, and real example. amirebram - 18/12/2009 10:03:20 PM 1001 Views
And that is indeed the solution I feel most comfortable with... Shannow - 18/12/2009 10:08:40 PM 953 Views
Re: And that is indeed the solution I feel most comfortable with... Sidious - 19/12/2009 11:39:31 AM 1197 Views
Agree, but a little more curvy is better amirebram - 19/12/2009 11:17:16 PM 884 Views
*facepalm* BlackAdder - 18/12/2009 10:13:16 PM 965 Views
That's just the normalized value graphed on a log scale. amirebram - 19/12/2009 11:20:41 PM 929 Views
Dude, Seriously? Shadowkiller - 18/12/2009 10:19:25 PM 936 Views
Indeed, and that's why I propose that... Shannow - 18/12/2009 10:31:23 PM 988 Views
So RJ used two separate scales, one actual one relative, to explain the same thing? fionwe1987 - 18/12/2009 11:33:20 PM 956 Views
Yes, "Bell Curve" does not mean Gausian. Or normal distribution. amirebram - 19/12/2009 11:24:10 PM 944 Views
I'm sorry, but I've never heard of a non-Gaussian bell curve. Can you prove its existence? *NM* fionwe1987 - 20/12/2009 03:24:22 AM 509 Views
Maybe people in my field just use the term in a non-technical way. We do things with ... amirebram - 21/12/2009 07:24:43 PM 901 Views
It does to RJ Shadowkiller - 20/12/2009 03:12:30 PM 1022 Views
Yes, "Bell Curve" does not mean Gausian. Or normal distribution. amirebram - 19/12/2009 11:24:11 PM 915 Views
That's because outliers in IQ tests are excluded form the curve. *NM* fionwe1987 - 18/12/2009 11:31:23 PM 522 Views
Really?!?! then what is the definition of a IQ of 200? amirebram - 19/12/2009 11:28:18 PM 1234 Views
You can have IQ's above that... fionwe1987 - 20/12/2009 05:09:44 AM 973 Views
I said that in the other post and was half torn to pieces *NM* Sidious - 19/12/2009 11:38:25 AM 469 Views
Eh. Ignore the IQ value and draw it on a linear weight scale amirebram - 19/12/2009 11:26:23 PM 921 Views
Re: The One Power Bell Curve: Proof that it is not centered on 50% of the strongest channeler's stre Kieran - 19/12/2009 06:02:34 PM 896 Views
I like this idea Shadowkiller - 20/12/2009 04:01:28 PM 1157 Views
Accidental Post *NM* Shadowkiller - 20/12/2009 07:11:09 PM 516 Views
Mathmatically this is very close to the system I proposed in another thread darius_sedai - 27/12/2009 01:23:51 AM 886 Views
Re: The One Power Bell Curve: taura-tierno - 27/12/2009 10:05:33 PM 1061 Views
What makes you think Alviarin is "middling"? darius_sedai - 27/12/2009 10:28:13 PM 1269 Views
Re: What makes you think Alviarin is "middling"? taura-tierno - 28/12/2009 03:19:14 PM 937 Views
Re: What makes you think Alviarin is "middling"? darius_sedai - 28/12/2009 03:30:44 PM 1154 Views
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