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let's not mix up "random" and "representative" darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 30/10/2012 05:28:09 PM

Egwene should have found 100,000 novices and a control group to fit into your theory.

If passing through miscellaneous villages, testing everyone, and accepting everyone isn't a random sample then god help us all.


1. The AS did not go about testing every woman they saw. They tested and accepted any woman who approached them. It's a very different thing.

2. While there is "randomness" in how these women came to join the AS camp, there is nothing to say they are also "representative" of all women with the ability to Channel. In fact we know for certain they are not representative as they are as a whole too weak.

As I've been discussing with Tor there are many potential reasons for this group not being representative of the total channeling population, personally I think it's some level of genetic culling in the region, sort of the reverse as we've seen in the TR where there is a disproportionate number of strong channelers.
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The Bell Curve revisited Shannow - 29/10/2012 09:44:09 AM 1792 Views
Re: The Bell Curve revisited Tor - 29/10/2012 10:21:27 AM 1144 Views
That's incorrect... Shannow - 29/10/2012 10:26:49 AM 1723 Views
Re: That's incorrect... Tor - 29/10/2012 10:36:32 AM 1114 Views
Re: That's incorrect... Shannow - 29/10/2012 10:40:27 AM 960 Views
Re: That's incorrect... Tor - 29/10/2012 10:42:57 AM 947 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 1063 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 941 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 1037 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 1292 Views
RJ the physicist didn't know math, so that Shannow could be right... fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 02:11:19 PM 1054 Views
Response to a few of your poorly researched points... Shannow - 29/10/2012 02:31:17 PM 1002 Views
Re: RJ the physicist didn't know math, so that Shannow could be right... Tor - 29/10/2012 02:37:33 PM 981 Views
Exactly... Shannow - 29/10/2012 02:39:30 PM 981 Views
there are dozens of reasons for this darius_sedai - 29/10/2012 08:18:18 PM 1007 Views
Excellent point. fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 08:24:37 PM 1048 Views
Re: there are dozens of reasons for this Tor - 29/10/2012 09:07:35 PM 956 Views
Again I don't argue that genetics play no role darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 01:57:24 AM 939 Views
Re: Again I don't argue that genetics play no role Tor - 30/10/2012 07:07:17 AM 944 Views
I don't think it plays much role in the plot darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 03:17:55 PM 1127 Views
Once again just so,we are clear on my stance with Genetics and Strength darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 03:27:11 PM 936 Views
That the 1000 Novices aren't a random sample of the population? fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 08:23:47 PM 882 Views
And why would it be biased towards those with lower strength? Tor - 29/10/2012 09:11:25 PM 912 Views
Absolutely no reason... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 01:35:35 AM 995 Views
Re: Absolutely no reason... Tor - 30/10/2012 06:43:54 AM 912 Views
Only if it was a random sampling. Which this is not. fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 01:58:34 PM 999 Views
That's exactly the point. I want you to explain why it wasn't random. Tor - 30/10/2012 02:14:59 PM 925 Views
It wasn't random because it was a self-selected sample! fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:43:03 PM 924 Views
Re: It wasn't random because it was a self-selected sample! Tor - 30/10/2012 02:47:30 PM 912 Views
Go read a stats text will you? fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:54:16 PM 901 Views
Done Tor - 31/10/2012 09:34:11 AM 1703 Views
You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... fionwe1987 - 10/11/2012 10:14:19 PM 1212 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... Tor - 11/11/2012 11:37:16 AM 1028 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... fionwe1987 - 11/11/2012 07:14:48 PM 878 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... Tor - 11/11/2012 08:33:59 PM 1702 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... Tor - 11/11/2012 08:43:19 PM 1280 Views
Seriously? I went and looked at some statistics books, and you won't even reply? Tor - 01/11/2012 12:13:49 PM 1025 Views
Still nothing? Tor - 10/11/2012 03:33:15 PM 1049 Views
Still doesn't explain the difference Praziquantel - 30/10/2012 07:01:53 PM 854 Views
Re: Still doesn't explain the difference fionwe1987 - 10/11/2012 10:21:00 PM 947 Views
Yes that totally makes sense Sidious - 30/10/2012 08:07:16 AM 1030 Views
Thank you! *NM* Tor - 30/10/2012 10:19:15 AM 490 Views
That's not what happened... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:01:52 PM 1008 Views
Re: That's not what happened... Tor - 30/10/2012 02:15:57 PM 911 Views
Who said it would? fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:44:17 PM 933 Views
let's not mix up "random" and "representative" darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 05:28:09 PM 988 Views
Doesn't mean RJ applied it to his series Sidious - 30/10/2012 08:23:29 AM 1018 Views
But of course he did.. fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:13:07 PM 1060 Views
I hate to get into these things HousealThor - 29/10/2012 05:45:50 PM 1088 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 1077 Views
In the truest sense, you are probably right that it is skewed HousealThor - 29/10/2012 08:20:52 PM 1070 Views
Overwhelm Lanfear, not match her. *NM* fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 08:26:09 PM 556 Views
Truth is, Moiraine was being overly optimistic... Shannow - 29/10/2012 08:39:17 PM 990 Views
You're pathetic... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 01:20:01 AM 906 Views
The quote isn't specific Sidious - 30/10/2012 08:32:36 AM 1026 Views
Its highly specific... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:15:38 PM 864 Views
Yet neither of them are at full potential and at least equal a Forsaken darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 03:45:24 PM 1529 Views
Honestly! darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 02:07:37 AM 965 Views
Re: In the truest sense, you are probably right that it is skewed Tor - 29/10/2012 09:10:27 PM 981 Views
Lots of people mean perfectly normal distribution when they say it HousealThor - 30/10/2012 05:25:35 PM 925 Views
Couldn't the Towers method of obtaining Aes Sedai be to blame? TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 12:04:01 AM 1119 Views
Re: Couldn't the Towers method of obtaining Aes Sedai be to blame? Tor - 30/10/2012 09:33:44 AM 1044 Views
Are you sure about that? TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 12:03:43 PM 1044 Views
Re: Are you sure about that? Tor - 30/10/2012 12:19:34 PM 940 Views
That doesn't seem a coherent narrative to me TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 04:26:25 PM 1287 Views
Sharina did not have the Spark, nor did Nicola darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 05:16:40 PM 1057 Views
Re: Sharina did not have the Spark, nor did Nicola TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 05:54:41 PM 928 Views
We do not know if Cadsuane or any of the Forsaken are Sparkers darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 10:33:55 PM 1092 Views
Re: We do not know if Cadsuane or any of the Forsaken are Sparkers TheCrownless - 31/10/2012 12:30:52 AM 1031 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 907 Views
you're confusing 2 things Zaphod - 30/10/2012 04:27:32 AM 1221 Views
+1 *NM* Sidious - 30/10/2012 09:17:07 AM 1086 Views
Re: you're confusing 2 things Simon - 30/10/2012 09:21:39 AM 1072 Views
Not true... Shannow - 30/10/2012 11:49:57 AM 1044 Views
One thing HousealThor - 30/10/2012 05:23:17 PM 1015 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 1032 Views
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