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re: Bama and 5* Recruits
Posted on 2/6/14 at 10:56 am to NYCAuburn
Posted on 2/6/14 at 10:56 am to NYCAuburn
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How is it skewing the stat, when you include the entire base? I have not left anything off
It is not skewing the stat, it makes a different stat. One which I have repeatedly said I think is more meaningful. Lets try an example, shall we?
I want to look at my life expectancy, so I look at the average life expectancy of every animal on earth, coupled with the number of animals of each species to get an average life expectancy for any "being" on earth.
Then I look at the life expectancy, historical life figures, whatever for only humans and get a whole new stat. Is this stat "skewed" because I reduced the population size because it didn't fit my argument. Or is it simply a more valid stat for what I thought was important.
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This is exaclty whats wrong with what I am saying. you are picking and choosing which works best for you by removing the bad rather than looking at the entire scope
No I am picking the entire data set which best reflects the information I think is valuable in this discussion and seeing what the results are.
This post was edited on 2/6/14 at 10:57 am
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Posted on 2/6/14 at 11:05 am to CheeseburgerEddie
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It is not skewing the stat,
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it makes a different stat
a skewed stat quote:
One which I have repeatedly said I think is more meaningful
Meaningful as in you manipulated it to fit your argument by throwing out data that would disprove it.
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Then I look at the life expectancy, historical life figures, whatever for only humans and get a whole new stat. Is this stat "skewed" because I reduced the population size because it didn't fit my argument. Or is it simply a more valid stat for what I thought was important.
it would be skewed if you throw out all deaths not attributed to natural causes( which is similar to what you are doing, by throwing out players). You are merely looking at the human life expectancy.
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No I am picking the entire data set which best reflects the information
but its not an entire data set, thats the point. you have removed data to fit the end game, rather than seeing the results of the entire data population
This post was edited on 2/6/14 at 11:07 am
Posted on 2/6/14 at 11:52 am to CheeseburgerEddie
What is:
1. % of 5 stars signed by Saban that get drafted in the first round
2. % of 5 stars signed by Saban that make it to the draft and get drafted in the first round.
It does not make one right and the other wrong, it is just a statistic. Both are probably good numbers in Saban's favor, the second should be the better of the two.
1. % of 5 stars signed by Saban that get drafted in the first round
2. % of 5 stars signed by Saban that make it to the draft and get drafted in the first round.
It does not make one right and the other wrong, it is just a statistic. Both are probably good numbers in Saban's favor, the second should be the better of the two.
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