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Maybe people in my field just use the term in a non-technical way. We do things with ... amirebram Send a noteboard - 21/12/2009 07:24:43 PM
We do things with calculus that would drive a math major up the walls (like the way we set limits and don't replace variable in integrals).

As an electrical Engineer I'm pretty used to saying "bell curve" to any number of curves that have one "hump" and git into a number of natural phenomena. Noise, electron distribution, etc.

It's been a while since I left school, but I might even be able to dig it up from a old school book.
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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 1607 Views
I always thought the curve was one sided Asha'man Warder - 18/12/2009 01:17:32 PM 909 Views
The Curve only refers to the channeling population, not to non-channelers. Shannow - 18/12/2009 01:56:25 PM 912 Views
I would say that your sample is flawed. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 18/12/2009 05:02:02 PM 1001 Views
well said *NM* darius_sedai - 18/12/2009 05:12:40 PM 474 Views
It doesn't matter... Shannow - 18/12/2009 10:02:38 PM 847 Views
But, it sort of does. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 18/12/2009 10:43:08 PM 919 Views
So you're saying that no modern Aes Sedai are even of average strength? Shannow - 18/12/2009 10:51:01 PM 1032 Views
Are you sure it's the same bell curve from the AoL? BlackAdder - 18/12/2009 11:11:19 PM 971 Views
The Tower is restricted to the middle... fionwe1987 - 18/12/2009 05:35:03 PM 1074 Views
Two things... Shannow - 18/12/2009 09:28:25 PM 924 Views
The culling theory... Phelix - 18/12/2009 09:36:34 PM 861 Views
The culling theory applies to the ENTIRE population, not just Aes Sedai... Shannow - 18/12/2009 09:42:31 PM 975 Views
Yes, but Aes Sedai take it to a new level... Phelix - 18/12/2009 09:48:59 PM 1065 Views
Re: Yes, but Aes Sedai take it to a new level... Shadowkiller - 18/12/2009 10:06:15 PM 838 Views
Several more things... fionwe1987 - 18/12/2009 11:26:19 PM 1002 Views
You don't understand your own model... Shannow - 18/12/2009 11:38:05 PM 1040 Views
So RJ was wrong about Bell Curve distribution? darius_sedai - 19/12/2009 06:03:24 PM 908 Views
Re: So RJ was wrong about Bell Curve distribution? Sidious - 19/12/2009 06:10:52 PM 895 Views
Its simple really... fionwe1987 - 19/12/2009 06:15:23 PM 922 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 881 Views
Age-Related Sample Bias Shadowkiller - 18/12/2009 06:41:03 PM 866 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 982 Views
Partially agreed... Shadowkiller - 18/12/2009 10:13:46 PM 883 Views
Well, the Aes Sedai are the only group that we have detailed strength info about... Shannow - 18/12/2009 10:26:48 PM 1024 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 922 Views
A thought that occured to me, and I'd like your opinion... Phelix - 18/12/2009 07:38:29 PM 865 Views
Well Sharina isn't a sparker and she's the strongest AS darius_sedai - 18/12/2009 07:57:17 PM 881 Views
Yes... Phelix - 18/12/2009 08:01:57 PM 971 Views
Is it just my bad memory or is one of the wondergirls not a sparker? Gher - 18/12/2009 10:12:59 PM 856 Views
I think it's just a bad memory... Phelix - 18/12/2009 10:19:25 PM 864 Views
Easier sulution, and real example. amirebram - 18/12/2009 10:03:20 PM 927 Views
And that is indeed the solution I feel most comfortable with... Shannow - 18/12/2009 10:08:40 PM 894 Views
Re: And that is indeed the solution I feel most comfortable with... Sidious - 19/12/2009 11:39:31 AM 1110 Views
Agree, but a little more curvy is better amirebram - 19/12/2009 11:17:16 PM 808 Views
*facepalm* BlackAdder - 18/12/2009 10:13:16 PM 887 Views
That's just the normalized value graphed on a log scale. amirebram - 19/12/2009 11:20:41 PM 861 Views
Dude, Seriously? Shadowkiller - 18/12/2009 10:19:25 PM 866 Views
Indeed, and that's why I propose that... Shannow - 18/12/2009 10:31:23 PM 917 Views
So RJ used two separate scales, one actual one relative, to explain the same thing? fionwe1987 - 18/12/2009 11:33:20 PM 862 Views
Yes, "Bell Curve" does not mean Gausian. Or normal distribution. amirebram - 19/12/2009 11:24:10 PM 868 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 481 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 836 Views
It does to RJ Shadowkiller - 20/12/2009 03:12:30 PM 963 Views
Yes, "Bell Curve" does not mean Gausian. Or normal distribution. amirebram - 19/12/2009 11:24:11 PM 845 Views
That's because outliers in IQ tests are excluded form the curve. *NM* fionwe1987 - 18/12/2009 11:31:23 PM 491 Views
Really?!?! then what is the definition of a IQ of 200? amirebram - 19/12/2009 11:28:18 PM 1176 Views
You can have IQ's above that... fionwe1987 - 20/12/2009 05:09:44 AM 899 Views
I said that in the other post and was half torn to pieces *NM* Sidious - 19/12/2009 11:38:25 AM 441 Views
Eh. Ignore the IQ value and draw it on a linear weight scale amirebram - 19/12/2009 11:26:23 PM 854 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 838 Views
I like this idea Shadowkiller - 20/12/2009 04:01:28 PM 1073 Views
Accidental Post *NM* Shadowkiller - 20/12/2009 07:11:09 PM 481 Views
Mathmatically this is very close to the system I proposed in another thread darius_sedai - 27/12/2009 01:23:51 AM 829 Views
Re: The One Power Bell Curve: taura-tierno - 27/12/2009 10:05:33 PM 999 Views
What makes you think Alviarin is "middling"? darius_sedai - 27/12/2009 10:28:13 PM 1192 Views
Re: What makes you think Alviarin is "middling"? taura-tierno - 28/12/2009 03:19:14 PM 872 Views
Re: What makes you think Alviarin is "middling"? darius_sedai - 28/12/2009 03:30:44 PM 1086 Views
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