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Are statisticians normal or below average ? Thanks In Advance. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I think it's interesting that we often qu-ote each other in our sigs and attribute the qu-otes to "The Lounge". --- Daniel Fergusson, "The Lounge"
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Are statisticians normal or below average ? Thanks In Advance. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I think it's interesting that we often qu-ote each other in our sigs and attribute the qu-otes to "The Lounge". --- Daniel Fergusson, "The Lounge"
They probably consider themselves above average. :laugh: "There is a fine line between lunacy and genius; it is my goal in life to keep them guessing just where the line lies..." -- Unknown
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They probably consider themselves above average. :laugh: "There is a fine line between lunacy and genius; it is my goal in life to keep them guessing just where the line lies..." -- Unknown
Daniel Ferguson wrote: They probably consider themselves above average. So that would be more than mean , would it ? :-) Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I think it's interesting that we often qu-ote each other in our sigs and attribute the qu-otes to "The Lounge". --- Daniel Fergusson, "The Lounge"
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Daniel Ferguson wrote: They probably consider themselves above average. So that would be more than mean , would it ? :-) Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I think it's interesting that we often qu-ote each other in our sigs and attribute the qu-otes to "The Lounge". --- Daniel Fergusson, "The Lounge"
Yes, when I say that they likely consider themselves above average, I mean that they meanly presume themselves above the mean. :-D :rolleyes: :laugh: "There is a fine line between lunacy and genius; it is my goal in life to keep them guessing just where the line lies..." -- Unknown
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Yes, when I say that they likely consider themselves above average, I mean that they meanly presume themselves above the mean. :-D :rolleyes: :laugh: "There is a fine line between lunacy and genius; it is my goal in life to keep them guessing just where the line lies..." -- Unknown
Daniel Ferguson wrote: Yes, when I say that they likely consider themselves above average, I mean that they meanly presume themselves above the mean. Ok, so we cold also presume since they use deviations that they are deviants as well. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I think it's interesting that we often qu-ote each other in our sigs and attribute the qu-otes to "The Lounge". --- Daniel Fergusson, "The Lounge"
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Are statisticians normal or below average ? Thanks In Advance. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I think it's interesting that we often qu-ote each other in our sigs and attribute the qu-otes to "The Lounge". --- Daniel Fergusson, "The Lounge"
Some are, and some aren't. On average..
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They probably consider themselves above average. :laugh: "There is a fine line between lunacy and genius; it is my goal in life to keep them guessing just where the line lies..." -- Unknown
Don't we all? Even those who's IQs hover near their belt size consider themselves to be above average. Given the mean girth here that might also be true. We all have our fantasies... No harm, no foul.
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Daniel Ferguson wrote: They probably consider themselves above average. So that would be more than mean , would it ? :-) Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I think it's interesting that we often qu-ote each other in our sigs and attribute the qu-otes to "The Lounge". --- Daniel Fergusson, "The Lounge"
That would depend upon the modality of the distribution. And the magnitude of the local maxima.
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Yes, when I say that they likely consider themselves above average, I mean that they meanly presume themselves above the mean. :-D :rolleyes: :laugh: "There is a fine line between lunacy and genius; it is my goal in life to keep them guessing just where the line lies..." -- Unknown
Daniel Ferguson wrote: they meanly presume themselves above the mean. Well put! I have in mind a scary thought. According to our Constitution, I am entitled, should I ever be accused of a major crime, to a jury of 12 peers. Statistically, however, I only have four peers in the county. I'm feeling very frightened and vulnerable here:-D Who will make up the balance of my jury, statisticians?
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Daniel Ferguson wrote: Yes, when I say that they likely consider themselves above average, I mean that they meanly presume themselves above the mean. Ok, so we cold also presume since they use deviations that they are deviants as well. Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I think it's interesting that we often qu-ote each other in our sigs and attribute the qu-otes to "The Lounge". --- Daniel Fergusson, "The Lounge"
****Colin Davies wrote: they are deviants as well. There's a subtle difference detween deviants and perverts. Deviants use feathers; perverts use the whole chicken.
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Some are, and some aren't. On average..
Roger Wright wrote: Some are, and some aren't. On average.. So on average Statasticians are below average. Am I correct in this thinking ? Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I think it's interesting that we often qu-ote each other in our sigs and attribute the qu-otes to "The Lounge". --- Daniel Fergusson, "The Lounge"
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That would depend upon the modality of the distribution. And the magnitude of the local maxima.
Roger Wright wrote: That would depend upon the modality of the distribution. And the magnitude of the local maxima. So in simple words, this signifys which ones we sample and what they are. Or is it more deeply significant ? Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I think it's interesting that we often qu-ote each other in our sigs and attribute the qu-otes to "The Lounge". --- Daniel Fergusson, "The Lounge"
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Daniel Ferguson wrote: they meanly presume themselves above the mean. Well put! I have in mind a scary thought. According to our Constitution, I am entitled, should I ever be accused of a major crime, to a jury of 12 peers. Statistically, however, I only have four peers in the county. I'm feeling very frightened and vulnerable here:-D Who will make up the balance of my jury, statisticians?
I heard a joke somewhere that the 12 people in the jury are the ones who were too stupid to get out of jury duty. :-D Odds are they'll be too stupid to understand a crime you could commit, so a coin may be flipped to decide your fate and thus you have a 50% chance of being found innocent or guilty. :laugh: "I am the one in ten, a number on a list I am the one in ten, even though I don't exist Nobody knows me, but I'm always there -- a statistical reminder of a world that doesn't care" One In Ten by UB40
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****Colin Davies wrote: they are deviants as well. There's a subtle difference detween deviants and perverts. Deviants use feathers; perverts use the whole chicken.
Roger Wright wrote: There's a subtle difference detween deviants and perverts. Deviants use feathers; perverts use the whole chicken. So who uses the Whole Goose ? Is it the Gander ? And if so does he use the whole Goose or just the Goose whole ? Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I think it's interesting that we often qu-ote each other in our sigs and attribute the qu-otes to "The Lounge". --- Daniel Fergusson, "The Lounge"
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****Colin Davies wrote: they are deviants as well. There's a subtle difference detween deviants and perverts. Deviants use feathers; perverts use the whole chicken.
Damn, that's funny. :-D "There is a fine line between lunacy and genius; it is my goal in life to keep them guessing just where the line lies..." -- Unknown
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Roger Wright wrote: Some are, and some aren't. On average.. So on average Statasticians are below average. Am I correct in this thinking ? Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I think it's interesting that we often qu-ote each other in our sigs and attribute the qu-otes to "The Lounge". --- Daniel Fergusson, "The Lounge"
I think that Roger is saying that, on average, statisticians are average. ;P You've have an extensive knowledge of numbers, Colin, does that inclued statistics? "There is a fine line between lunacy and genius; it is my goal in life to keep them guessing just where the line lies..." -- Unknown
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Roger Wright wrote: That would depend upon the modality of the distribution. And the magnitude of the local maxima. So in simple words, this signifys which ones we sample and what they are. Or is it more deeply significant ? Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I think it's interesting that we often qu-ote each other in our sigs and attribute the qu-otes to "The Lounge". --- Daniel Fergusson, "The Lounge"
It's probably too late on a Friday to be responding to this, but I'll try. It's quite possible to distort reality by quoting mean figures, which may explain why so many statisticians have jobs, while many excellent programmers go wanting. One of the best books I've read was reqired in school, "How To Lie With Statistics." A great text that I highly recommend! Modality deals with clustering of values around certain centroids; sometimes this distribution can overwhelm common sense, and render the concept of a "mean" meaningless. I wish I hadn't loaned that book out, as I'd really like to brush up on it, but she was so damned cute...
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Roger Wright wrote: There's a subtle difference detween deviants and perverts. Deviants use feathers; perverts use the whole chicken. So who uses the Whole Goose ? Is it the Gander ? And if so does he use the whole Goose or just the Goose whole ? Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I think it's interesting that we often qu-ote each other in our sigs and attribute the qu-otes to "The Lounge". --- Daniel Fergusson, "The Lounge"
****Colin Davies wrote: just the Goose whole ? Oh, hell, why elaborate? Good thought, Colin. We don't see geese here, so I can only speculate, and speculation has oft' led me astray... Why go there? A thought, though, occurs to me - geese have much longer necks than chickens. Do you suppose that this gives them an edge in Darwinian terms?
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I think that Roger is saying that, on average, statisticians are average. ;P You've have an extensive knowledge of numbers, Colin, does that inclued statistics? "There is a fine line between lunacy and genius; it is my goal in life to keep them guessing just where the line lies..." -- Unknown
Daniel Ferguson wrote: You've have an extensive knowledge of numbers, Colin, does that inclued statistics? My education was somewhat limited, and I only did a few Uni courses with stats. But in a workplace environment I have never needed to use them, and what really matters is your working and applied knowledge rather than any theoretical stuff. Often stats is called applied maths, but I have never found applications for them, apart from permutations and combinations. But, yes Daniel I'm more of a "numbers" type person than a "math" person. The Internet has been a real boom to me, allowing me to study some really obscure toipics :-) Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I think it's interesting that we often qu-ote each other in our sigs and attribute the qu-otes to "The Lounge". --- Daniel Fergusson, "The Lounge"
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****Colin Davies wrote: just the Goose whole ? Oh, hell, why elaborate? Good thought, Colin. We don't see geese here, so I can only speculate, and speculation has oft' led me astray... Why go there? A thought, though, occurs to me - geese have much longer necks than chickens. Do you suppose that this gives them an edge in Darwinian terms?
Roger Wright wrote: geese have much longer necks than chickens. Do you suppose that this gives them an edge in Darwinian terms? Unsure, possibly a longer neck allows them 1.) to peek there head over tall grasses, 2.) Use for predigesting food. 3.) Itching odd places. What do you think ? Regardz Colin J Davies
Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin
I think it's interesting that we often qu-ote each other in our sigs and attribute the qu-otes to "The Lounge". --- Daniel Fergusson, "The Lounge"