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In the truest sense, you are probably right that it is skewed HousealThor Send a noteboard - 29/10/2012 08:20:52 PM
Because of the fact that it doesn't seem possible to have negative strength in the OP. I don't know if RJ realized that a normal distribution would mean negative strength is possible, though.

The more I think about it, the more I think it has to be skewed. It's the only way Egwene and Aviendha can both be above the overall population mean given the quote about both of them together matching Lanfear.

And now, I've spent about 3x as much time thinking about this as I had wanted to :<img class=' />
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The Bell Curve revisited Shannow - 29/10/2012 09:44:09 AM 1588 Views
Re: The Bell Curve revisited Tor - 29/10/2012 10:21:27 AM 963 Views
That's incorrect... Shannow - 29/10/2012 10:26:49 AM 1548 Views
Re: That's incorrect... Tor - 29/10/2012 10:36:32 AM 951 Views
Re: That's incorrect... Shannow - 29/10/2012 10:40:27 AM 814 Views
Re: That's incorrect... Tor - 29/10/2012 10:42:57 AM 799 Views
Hehe...There are a few disputing it vocally. Whether they're in their right mind, well... Shannow - 29/10/2012 10:45:07 AM 897 Views
Re: Hehe...There are a few disputing it vocally. Whether they're in their right mind, well... Tor - 29/10/2012 10:49:49 AM 799 Views
Re: Hehe...There are a few disputing it vocally. Whether they're in their right mind, well... Shannow - 29/10/2012 10:56:37 AM 879 Views
It's only as skewed as it seems when you make the assumption that the Forsaken darius_sedai - 31/10/2012 04:34:11 AM 1108 Views
RJ the physicist didn't know math, so that Shannow could be right... fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 02:11:19 PM 888 Views
Response to a few of your poorly researched points... Shannow - 29/10/2012 02:31:17 PM 827 Views
Re: RJ the physicist didn't know math, so that Shannow could be right... Tor - 29/10/2012 02:37:33 PM 836 Views
Exactly... Shannow - 29/10/2012 02:39:30 PM 830 Views
there are dozens of reasons for this darius_sedai - 29/10/2012 08:18:18 PM 847 Views
Excellent point. fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 08:24:37 PM 886 Views
Re: there are dozens of reasons for this Tor - 29/10/2012 09:07:35 PM 790 Views
Again I don't argue that genetics play no role darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 01:57:24 AM 770 Views
Re: Again I don't argue that genetics play no role Tor - 30/10/2012 07:07:17 AM 786 Views
I don't think it plays much role in the plot darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 03:17:55 PM 935 Views
Once again just so,we are clear on my stance with Genetics and Strength darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 03:27:11 PM 799 Views
That the 1000 Novices aren't a random sample of the population? fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 08:23:47 PM 736 Views
And why would it be biased towards those with lower strength? Tor - 29/10/2012 09:11:25 PM 745 Views
Absolutely no reason... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 01:35:35 AM 839 Views
Re: Absolutely no reason... Tor - 30/10/2012 06:43:54 AM 746 Views
Only if it was a random sampling. Which this is not. fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 01:58:34 PM 836 Views
That's exactly the point. I want you to explain why it wasn't random. Tor - 30/10/2012 02:14:59 PM 763 Views
It wasn't random because it was a self-selected sample! fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:43:03 PM 770 Views
Re: It wasn't random because it was a self-selected sample! Tor - 30/10/2012 02:47:30 PM 772 Views
Go read a stats text will you? fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:54:16 PM 757 Views
Done Tor - 31/10/2012 09:34:11 AM 1520 Views
You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... fionwe1987 - 10/11/2012 10:14:19 PM 1030 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... Tor - 11/11/2012 11:37:16 AM 862 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... fionwe1987 - 11/11/2012 07:14:48 PM 722 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... Tor - 11/11/2012 08:33:59 PM 1536 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... Tor - 11/11/2012 08:43:19 PM 1084 Views
Seriously? I went and looked at some statistics books, and you won't even reply? Tor - 01/11/2012 12:13:49 PM 873 Views
Still nothing? Tor - 10/11/2012 03:33:15 PM 857 Views
Still doesn't explain the difference Praziquantel - 30/10/2012 07:01:53 PM 706 Views
Re: Still doesn't explain the difference fionwe1987 - 10/11/2012 10:21:00 PM 789 Views
Yes that totally makes sense Sidious - 30/10/2012 08:07:16 AM 882 Views
Thank you! *NM* Tor - 30/10/2012 10:19:15 AM 410 Views
That's not what happened... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:01:52 PM 825 Views
Re: That's not what happened... Tor - 30/10/2012 02:15:57 PM 762 Views
Who said it would? fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:44:17 PM 772 Views
let's not mix up "random" and "representative" darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 05:28:09 PM 840 Views
Doesn't mean RJ applied it to his series Sidious - 30/10/2012 08:23:29 AM 847 Views
But of course he did.. fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:13:07 PM 878 Views
I hate to get into these things HousealThor - 29/10/2012 05:45:50 PM 918 Views
I would love for you to be right, because it would solve all our problems, but 0 is the challenge... Shannow - 29/10/2012 07:56:34 PM 890 Views
In the truest sense, you are probably right that it is skewed HousealThor - 29/10/2012 08:20:52 PM 901 Views
Overwhelm Lanfear, not match her. *NM* fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 08:26:09 PM 475 Views
Truth is, Moiraine was being overly optimistic... Shannow - 29/10/2012 08:39:17 PM 820 Views
You're pathetic... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 01:20:01 AM 754 Views
The quote isn't specific Sidious - 30/10/2012 08:32:36 AM 870 Views
Its highly specific... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:15:38 PM 710 Views
Yet neither of them are at full potential and at least equal a Forsaken darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 03:45:24 PM 1368 Views
Honestly! darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 02:07:37 AM 807 Views
Re: In the truest sense, you are probably right that it is skewed Tor - 29/10/2012 09:10:27 PM 822 Views
Lots of people mean perfectly normal distribution when they say it HousealThor - 30/10/2012 05:25:35 PM 771 Views
Couldn't the Towers method of obtaining Aes Sedai be to blame? TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 12:04:01 AM 948 Views
Re: Couldn't the Towers method of obtaining Aes Sedai be to blame? Tor - 30/10/2012 09:33:44 AM 882 Views
Are you sure about that? TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 12:03:43 PM 873 Views
Re: Are you sure about that? Tor - 30/10/2012 12:19:34 PM 792 Views
That doesn't seem a coherent narrative to me TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 04:26:25 PM 1116 Views
Sharina did not have the Spark, nor did Nicola darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 05:16:40 PM 889 Views
Re: Sharina did not have the Spark, nor did Nicola TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 05:54:41 PM 767 Views
We do not know if Cadsuane or any of the Forsaken are Sparkers darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 10:33:55 PM 904 Views
Re: We do not know if Cadsuane or any of the Forsaken are Sparkers TheCrownless - 31/10/2012 12:30:52 AM 860 Views
A handful of examples are all we have and we have proof that an extremely strong Channeler darius_sedai - 31/10/2012 02:58:57 AM 742 Views
you're confusing 2 things Zaphod - 30/10/2012 04:27:32 AM 1027 Views
+1 *NM* Sidious - 30/10/2012 09:17:07 AM 898 Views
Re: you're confusing 2 things Simon - 30/10/2012 09:21:39 AM 878 Views
Not true... Shannow - 30/10/2012 11:49:57 AM 865 Views
One thing HousealThor - 30/10/2012 05:23:17 PM 849 Views
That's the problem. The BC RJ has "built" has a minimum and a maximum value darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 05:48:55 PM 862 Views
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