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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 1523 Views
I always thought the curve was one sided Asha'man Warder - 18/12/2009 01:17:32 PM 861 Views
The Curve only refers to the channeling population, not to non-channelers. Shannow - 18/12/2009 01:56:25 PM 860 Views
I would say that your sample is flawed. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 18/12/2009 05:02:02 PM 936 Views
well said *NM* darius_sedai - 18/12/2009 05:12:40 PM 440 Views
It doesn't matter... Shannow - 18/12/2009 10:02:38 PM 794 Views
But, it sort of does. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 18/12/2009 10:43:08 PM 856 Views
So you're saying that no modern Aes Sedai are even of average strength? Shannow - 18/12/2009 10:51:01 PM 946 Views
Are you sure it's the same bell curve from the AoL? BlackAdder - 18/12/2009 11:11:19 PM 894 Views
The Tower is restricted to the middle... fionwe1987 - 18/12/2009 05:35:03 PM 1017 Views
Two things... Shannow - 18/12/2009 09:28:25 PM 852 Views
The culling theory... Phelix - 18/12/2009 09:36:34 PM 807 Views
The culling theory applies to the ENTIRE population, not just Aes Sedai... Shannow - 18/12/2009 09:42:31 PM 920 Views
Yes, but Aes Sedai take it to a new level... Phelix - 18/12/2009 09:48:59 PM 990 Views
Re: Yes, but Aes Sedai take it to a new level... Shadowkiller - 18/12/2009 10:06:15 PM 780 Views
Several more things... fionwe1987 - 18/12/2009 11:26:19 PM 948 Views
You don't understand your own model... Shannow - 18/12/2009 11:38:05 PM 968 Views
So RJ was wrong about Bell Curve distribution? darius_sedai - 19/12/2009 06:03:24 PM 862 Views
Re: So RJ was wrong about Bell Curve distribution? Sidious - 19/12/2009 06:10:52 PM 831 Views
Its simple really... fionwe1987 - 19/12/2009 06:15:23 PM 846 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 842 Views
Age-Related Sample Bias Shadowkiller - 18/12/2009 06:41:03 PM 813 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 934 Views
Partially agreed... Shadowkiller - 18/12/2009 10:13:46 PM 833 Views
Well, the Aes Sedai are the only group that we have detailed strength info about... Shannow - 18/12/2009 10:26:48 PM 930 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 889 Views
A thought that occured to me, and I'd like your opinion... Phelix - 18/12/2009 07:38:29 PM 817 Views
Well Sharina isn't a sparker and she's the strongest AS darius_sedai - 18/12/2009 07:57:17 PM 819 Views
Yes... Phelix - 18/12/2009 08:01:57 PM 912 Views
Is it just my bad memory or is one of the wondergirls not a sparker? Gher - 18/12/2009 10:12:59 PM 800 Views
I think it's just a bad memory... Phelix - 18/12/2009 10:19:25 PM 807 Views
Easier sulution, and real example. amirebram - 18/12/2009 10:03:20 PM 866 Views
And that is indeed the solution I feel most comfortable with... Shannow - 18/12/2009 10:08:40 PM 833 Views
Re: And that is indeed the solution I feel most comfortable with... Sidious - 19/12/2009 11:39:31 AM 1060 Views
Agree, but a little more curvy is better amirebram - 19/12/2009 11:17:16 PM 761 Views
*facepalm* BlackAdder - 18/12/2009 10:13:16 PM 843 Views
That's just the normalized value graphed on a log scale. amirebram - 19/12/2009 11:20:41 PM 817 Views
Dude, Seriously? Shadowkiller - 18/12/2009 10:19:25 PM 836 Views
Indeed, and that's why I propose that... Shannow - 18/12/2009 10:31:23 PM 829 Views
So RJ used two separate scales, one actual one relative, to explain the same thing? fionwe1987 - 18/12/2009 11:33:20 PM 788 Views
Yes, "Bell Curve" does not mean Gausian. Or normal distribution. amirebram - 19/12/2009 11:24:10 PM 818 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 457 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 772 Views
It does to RJ Shadowkiller - 20/12/2009 03:12:30 PM 910 Views
Yes, "Bell Curve" does not mean Gausian. Or normal distribution. amirebram - 19/12/2009 11:24:11 PM 793 Views
That's because outliers in IQ tests are excluded form the curve. *NM* fionwe1987 - 18/12/2009 11:31:23 PM 469 Views
Really?!?! then what is the definition of a IQ of 200? amirebram - 19/12/2009 11:28:18 PM 1123 Views
You can have IQ's above that... fionwe1987 - 20/12/2009 05:09:44 AM 838 Views
I said that in the other post and was half torn to pieces *NM* Sidious - 19/12/2009 11:38:25 AM 408 Views
Eh. Ignore the IQ value and draw it on a linear weight scale amirebram - 19/12/2009 11:26:23 PM 797 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 779 Views
I like this idea Shadowkiller - 20/12/2009 04:01:28 PM 976 Views
Accidental Post *NM* Shadowkiller - 20/12/2009 07:11:09 PM 455 Views
Mathmatically this is very close to the system I proposed in another thread darius_sedai - 27/12/2009 01:23:51 AM 778 Views
Re: The One Power Bell Curve: taura-tierno - 27/12/2009 10:05:33 PM 931 Views
What makes you think Alviarin is "middling"? darius_sedai - 27/12/2009 10:28:13 PM 1131 Views
Re: What makes you think Alviarin is "middling"? taura-tierno - 28/12/2009 03:19:14 PM 814 Views
Re: What makes you think Alviarin is "middling"? darius_sedai - 28/12/2009 03:30:44 PM 1029 Views
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