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That's the problem. The BC RJ has "built" has a minimum and a maximum value darius_sedai Send a noteboard - 30/10/2012 05:48:55 PM
If the Wheel of Time really turns forever, and if every channeler gets a new draw from the distribution of strength with each rebirth, then if the distribution allows for negative strength, eventually there has to be someone with negative strength.

I'm not saying that every channeler does get a new draw, but it does seem like channeling strength isn't constant across lifetimes, unless none of the strong female AS from the AoL has been reborn between the AoL and the Third Age. Or at least between when the AS started keeping track of these things and the Third Age.

I'm simplifying things a great deal, but I know you get what I'm saying.


Which means there can be no negative strength and no strength above Lanfear/Rand.

Which also means there are a fixed number of standard deviations on the curve. Given this it seems unlikely that Lanfear's strength is more than a few standard deviations above the strongest AS, who cannot be more than a few above the weakest AS with any expectation of maintaining the Curve the author described. If Morgase is the bottom and Lanfear the top there must be as many standard deviations between Morgase and the middle as there are between Lanfear in the middle. This implies that it is impossible for someone lying at the middle of the Curve to be anything but half way between Morgase and Lanfear.
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The Bell Curve revisited Shannow - 29/10/2012 09:44:09 AM 1636 Views
Re: The Bell Curve revisited Tor - 29/10/2012 10:21:27 AM 1008 Views
That's incorrect... Shannow - 29/10/2012 10:26:49 AM 1593 Views
Re: That's incorrect... Tor - 29/10/2012 10:36:32 AM 978 Views
Re: That's incorrect... Shannow - 29/10/2012 10:40:27 AM 849 Views
Re: That's incorrect... Tor - 29/10/2012 10:42:57 AM 832 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 934 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 827 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 912 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 1150 Views
RJ the physicist didn't know math, so that Shannow could be right... fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 02:11:19 PM 925 Views
Response to a few of your poorly researched points... Shannow - 29/10/2012 02:31:17 PM 874 Views
Re: RJ the physicist didn't know math, so that Shannow could be right... Tor - 29/10/2012 02:37:33 PM 863 Views
Exactly... Shannow - 29/10/2012 02:39:30 PM 864 Views
there are dozens of reasons for this darius_sedai - 29/10/2012 08:18:18 PM 880 Views
Excellent point. fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 08:24:37 PM 912 Views
Re: there are dozens of reasons for this Tor - 29/10/2012 09:07:35 PM 832 Views
Again I don't argue that genetics play no role darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 01:57:24 AM 808 Views
Re: Again I don't argue that genetics play no role Tor - 30/10/2012 07:07:17 AM 815 Views
I don't think it plays much role in the plot darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 03:17:55 PM 971 Views
Once again just so,we are clear on my stance with Genetics and Strength darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 03:27:11 PM 827 Views
That the 1000 Novices aren't a random sample of the population? fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 08:23:47 PM 769 Views
And why would it be biased towards those with lower strength? Tor - 29/10/2012 09:11:25 PM 781 Views
Absolutely no reason... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 01:35:35 AM 876 Views
Re: Absolutely no reason... Tor - 30/10/2012 06:43:54 AM 782 Views
Only if it was a random sampling. Which this is not. fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 01:58:34 PM 871 Views
That's exactly the point. I want you to explain why it wasn't random. Tor - 30/10/2012 02:14:59 PM 799 Views
It wasn't random because it was a self-selected sample! fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:43:03 PM 802 Views
Re: It wasn't random because it was a self-selected sample! Tor - 30/10/2012 02:47:30 PM 798 Views
Go read a stats text will you? fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:54:16 PM 790 Views
Done Tor - 31/10/2012 09:34:11 AM 1564 Views
You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... fionwe1987 - 10/11/2012 10:14:19 PM 1076 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... Tor - 11/11/2012 11:37:16 AM 900 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... fionwe1987 - 11/11/2012 07:14:48 PM 750 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... Tor - 11/11/2012 08:33:59 PM 1571 Views
Re: You seem to have perfected whining to a Talent... Tor - 11/11/2012 08:43:19 PM 1139 Views
Seriously? I went and looked at some statistics books, and you won't even reply? Tor - 01/11/2012 12:13:49 PM 900 Views
Still nothing? Tor - 10/11/2012 03:33:15 PM 910 Views
Still doesn't explain the difference Praziquantel - 30/10/2012 07:01:53 PM 738 Views
Re: Still doesn't explain the difference fionwe1987 - 10/11/2012 10:21:00 PM 821 Views
Yes that totally makes sense Sidious - 30/10/2012 08:07:16 AM 914 Views
Thank you! *NM* Tor - 30/10/2012 10:19:15 AM 422 Views
That's not what happened... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:01:52 PM 861 Views
Re: That's not what happened... Tor - 30/10/2012 02:15:57 PM 790 Views
Who said it would? fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:44:17 PM 813 Views
let's not mix up "random" and "representative" darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 05:28:09 PM 870 Views
Doesn't mean RJ applied it to his series Sidious - 30/10/2012 08:23:29 AM 884 Views
But of course he did.. fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:13:07 PM 918 Views
I hate to get into these things HousealThor - 29/10/2012 05:45:50 PM 952 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 936 Views
In the truest sense, you are probably right that it is skewed HousealThor - 29/10/2012 08:20:52 PM 941 Views
Overwhelm Lanfear, not match her. *NM* fionwe1987 - 29/10/2012 08:26:09 PM 491 Views
Truth is, Moiraine was being overly optimistic... Shannow - 29/10/2012 08:39:17 PM 851 Views
You're pathetic... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 01:20:01 AM 778 Views
The quote isn't specific Sidious - 30/10/2012 08:32:36 AM 898 Views
Its highly specific... fionwe1987 - 30/10/2012 02:15:38 PM 741 Views
Yet neither of them are at full potential and at least equal a Forsaken darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 03:45:24 PM 1403 Views
Honestly! darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 02:07:37 AM 840 Views
Re: In the truest sense, you are probably right that it is skewed Tor - 29/10/2012 09:10:27 PM 853 Views
Lots of people mean perfectly normal distribution when they say it HousealThor - 30/10/2012 05:25:35 PM 800 Views
Couldn't the Towers method of obtaining Aes Sedai be to blame? TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 12:04:01 AM 980 Views
Re: Couldn't the Towers method of obtaining Aes Sedai be to blame? Tor - 30/10/2012 09:33:44 AM 912 Views
Are you sure about that? TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 12:03:43 PM 905 Views
Re: Are you sure about that? Tor - 30/10/2012 12:19:34 PM 816 Views
That doesn't seem a coherent narrative to me TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 04:26:25 PM 1147 Views
Sharina did not have the Spark, nor did Nicola darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 05:16:40 PM 923 Views
Re: Sharina did not have the Spark, nor did Nicola TheCrownless - 30/10/2012 05:54:41 PM 795 Views
We do not know if Cadsuane or any of the Forsaken are Sparkers darius_sedai - 30/10/2012 10:33:55 PM 933 Views
Re: We do not know if Cadsuane or any of the Forsaken are Sparkers TheCrownless - 31/10/2012 12:30:52 AM 892 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 779 Views
you're confusing 2 things Zaphod - 30/10/2012 04:27:32 AM 1067 Views
+1 *NM* Sidious - 30/10/2012 09:17:07 AM 943 Views
Re: you're confusing 2 things Simon - 30/10/2012 09:21:39 AM 930 Views
Not true... Shannow - 30/10/2012 11:49:57 AM 905 Views
One thing HousealThor - 30/10/2012 05:23:17 PM 887 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 899 Views
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