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Re: And that is indeed the solution I feel most comfortable with... Sidious Send a noteboard - 19/12/2009 11:39:31 AM
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%)



The series obviously portrays it that way. There's a rapid peak early on and then a rapid descent, and by the time you get to Egwene's strength it's very rare and the line is almost flat.
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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 1756 Views
I always thought the curve was one sided Asha'man Warder - 18/12/2009 01:17:32 PM 1051 Views
The Curve only refers to the channeling population, not to non-channelers. Shannow - 18/12/2009 01:56:25 PM 1041 Views
I would say that your sample is flawed. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 18/12/2009 05:02:02 PM 1131 Views
well said *NM* darius_sedai - 18/12/2009 05:12:40 PM 541 Views
It doesn't matter... Shannow - 18/12/2009 10:02:38 PM 976 Views
But, it sort of does. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 18/12/2009 10:43:08 PM 1043 Views
So you're saying that no modern Aes Sedai are even of average strength? Shannow - 18/12/2009 10:51:01 PM 1200 Views
Are you sure it's the same bell curve from the AoL? BlackAdder - 18/12/2009 11:11:19 PM 1101 Views
The Tower is restricted to the middle... fionwe1987 - 18/12/2009 05:35:03 PM 1180 Views
Two things... Shannow - 18/12/2009 09:28:25 PM 1067 Views
The culling theory... Phelix - 18/12/2009 09:36:34 PM 986 Views
The culling theory applies to the ENTIRE population, not just Aes Sedai... Shannow - 18/12/2009 09:42:31 PM 1104 Views
Yes, but Aes Sedai take it to a new level... Phelix - 18/12/2009 09:48:59 PM 1184 Views
Re: Yes, but Aes Sedai take it to a new level... Shadowkiller - 18/12/2009 10:06:15 PM 975 Views
Several more things... fionwe1987 - 18/12/2009 11:26:19 PM 1143 Views
You don't understand your own model... Shannow - 18/12/2009 11:38:05 PM 1170 Views
So RJ was wrong about Bell Curve distribution? darius_sedai - 19/12/2009 06:03:24 PM 1029 Views
Re: So RJ was wrong about Bell Curve distribution? Sidious - 19/12/2009 06:10:52 PM 1013 Views
Its simple really... fionwe1987 - 19/12/2009 06:15:23 PM 1076 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 1002 Views
Age-Related Sample Bias Shadowkiller - 18/12/2009 06:41:03 PM 1006 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 1104 Views
Partially agreed... Shadowkiller - 18/12/2009 10:13:46 PM 1007 Views
Well, the Aes Sedai are the only group that we have detailed strength info about... Shannow - 18/12/2009 10:26:48 PM 1153 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 990 Views
A thought that occured to me, and I'd like your opinion... Phelix - 18/12/2009 07:38:29 PM 990 Views
Well Sharina isn't a sparker and she's the strongest AS darius_sedai - 18/12/2009 07:57:17 PM 1011 Views
Yes... Phelix - 18/12/2009 08:01:57 PM 1106 Views
Is it just my bad memory or is one of the wondergirls not a sparker? Gher - 18/12/2009 10:12:59 PM 970 Views
I think it's just a bad memory... Phelix - 18/12/2009 10:19:25 PM 972 Views
Easier sulution, and real example. amirebram - 18/12/2009 10:03:20 PM 1067 Views
And that is indeed the solution I feel most comfortable with... Shannow - 18/12/2009 10:08:40 PM 1008 Views
Re: And that is indeed the solution I feel most comfortable with... Sidious - 19/12/2009 11:39:31 AM 1256 Views
Agree, but a little more curvy is better amirebram - 19/12/2009 11:17:16 PM 941 Views
*facepalm* BlackAdder - 18/12/2009 10:13:16 PM 1024 Views
That's just the normalized value graphed on a log scale. amirebram - 19/12/2009 11:20:41 PM 989 Views
Dude, Seriously? Shadowkiller - 18/12/2009 10:19:25 PM 1004 Views
Indeed, and that's why I propose that... Shannow - 18/12/2009 10:31:23 PM 1044 Views
So RJ used two separate scales, one actual one relative, to explain the same thing? fionwe1987 - 18/12/2009 11:33:20 PM 1021 Views
Yes, "Bell Curve" does not mean Gausian. Or normal distribution. amirebram - 19/12/2009 11:24:10 PM 1011 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 538 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 960 Views
It does to RJ Shadowkiller - 20/12/2009 03:12:30 PM 1086 Views
Yes, "Bell Curve" does not mean Gausian. Or normal distribution. amirebram - 19/12/2009 11:24:11 PM 977 Views
That's because outliers in IQ tests are excluded form the curve. *NM* fionwe1987 - 18/12/2009 11:31:23 PM 553 Views
Really?!?! then what is the definition of a IQ of 200? amirebram - 19/12/2009 11:28:18 PM 1293 Views
You can have IQ's above that... fionwe1987 - 20/12/2009 05:09:44 AM 1032 Views
I said that in the other post and was half torn to pieces *NM* Sidious - 19/12/2009 11:38:25 AM 498 Views
Eh. Ignore the IQ value and draw it on a linear weight scale amirebram - 19/12/2009 11:26:23 PM 991 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 951 Views
I like this idea Shadowkiller - 20/12/2009 04:01:28 PM 1239 Views
Accidental Post *NM* Shadowkiller - 20/12/2009 07:11:09 PM 543 Views
Mathmatically this is very close to the system I proposed in another thread darius_sedai - 27/12/2009 01:23:51 AM 943 Views
Re: The One Power Bell Curve: taura-tierno - 27/12/2009 10:05:33 PM 1124 Views
What makes you think Alviarin is "middling"? darius_sedai - 27/12/2009 10:28:13 PM 1326 Views
Re: What makes you think Alviarin is "middling"? taura-tierno - 28/12/2009 03:19:14 PM 1005 Views
Re: What makes you think Alviarin is "middling"? darius_sedai - 28/12/2009 03:30:44 PM 1218 Views
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