I heard Potts was claiming to have 8" but Victor discovered he only had 3".... 😟

DrafterX wrote:

Where's TW, er, Lous to settle this? I heard he keeps the spreadsheet.

bloody spaniard wrote:

I think the term is "Spread Cheek"...

tailgater wrote:

:-k Ok, let me try aksing it like this...
What SPECIFIC post was the straw that finally broke your camel's back & convinced you that his math skills were off?

Was it his interpretive assessment of cumulative stats which is debateable (IMO) or was it ... ahhhhh, never mind.
Got too much work to do.

bloody spaniard wrote:

At least by post 244 I realized he was either riding the short bus, or intentionally refusing to understand the basic math.

I'm a little disappointed in myself for not realizing earlier that he simply didn't understand it.

victor809 wrote:

The prelude began around post 129 IIRC. Never made it to #244. Perhaps when I pull the needles out of my eyes I'll endeavor to persevere.

Abrignac wrote:

In all fairness, it looked to be acceptable up through about 150 or so... somewhere around there he stopped understanding the point of an average, or the reason people use weighted averages.

victor809 wrote:

In all fairness, there was nothing fair about reading that mess. Talk about instant migraine.

Abrignac wrote:

In all fairness, it looked to be acceptable up through about 150 or so... somewhere around there he stopped understanding the point of an average, or the reason people use weighted averages.

victor809 wrote:

Weighted averages are to rig the stats when you don't like just the regular average, right? Kinda like mean versus median.

HockeyDad wrote:

The bottom line is that we need less politics in science and more science in politics. 🌫

Buckwheat wrote:

Sounds like the UN dismissed the reports claiming global warming doesn't exist... that would take away way too much money... 😟

DrafterX wrote:

Hey, he keeps trying to drag me into his arguments. And I just can't allow an inability to understand math stand.

victor809 wrote:

Weighted averages are to rig the stats when you don't like just the regular average, right? Kinda like mean versus median.

HockeyDad wrote:

I'm not seeing the part of his OP that specifically called you out and dragged you into his argument.

dave wrote:

I'm sure Victor will be along soon to claim that this is anti-science, and that the Bible claims that the world is flat (which has nothing to do with the subject, but when your religious dogma is attacked, you have to defend with something no mater how wackobird it is).

jpotts wrote: