Post a pic that makes you LOL

hobie1dog said:

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Telling the family about their vacation, "We got to ride an elephant! Or maybe it was a camel. Whatever it was, it had a hump."

jazzviper1 said:

It frightens me that there really are people that stupid in out there

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Um...

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It frightens me that there really are people that stupid in out there

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Here is a scary statistic for you. Remember that half the people are below average.

OverTheTop said:

Here is a scary statistic for you. Remember that half the people are below average.

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Most people are above average in number of limbs.

OverTheTop said:

Here is a scary statistic for you. Remember that half the people are below average.

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below median. . .

cavecentral said:

below median. . .

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Correct for most data sets, for number of limbs a small percent would be below 4, so median would be 4. Most would, in that case, be at the median. Also, it's not exactly half unless the data set is infinitely large. The infinitely large part allows rounding- 100% of whole numbers contain 7. Since whole numbers is an goes from 0 to positive infinity, and the percentage of numbers with 7 rises towards 100% to infinity, never getting there but getting immeasurably close, so you can statistically say 100%.

below median. . .

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Correct. From somebody else who knows statistics

As the sample size (or population) increases, the mean approaches the median for symmetrical (eg Gaussian) distributions.

OverTheTop said:

Correct. From somebody else who knows statistics

As the sample size (or population) increases, the mean approaches the median for symmetrical (eg Gaussian) distributions.

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Was just trying to be funny. Getting too deep in math now for a funny thread .

OverTheTop said:

Correct. From somebody else who knows statistics

As the sample size (or population) increases, the mean approaches the median for symmetrical (eg Gaussian) distributions.

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Assuming you were talking about IQ, then the original statement holds true...IQ tests are normed using a normal (Gaussian) distribution, so the mean = median = mode.

So here's another scary thought...if we are about 320 million in the USA, and the Chinese are about 1.4 billion, then, their upper quartile is larger than our entire population in the US.

The_Lone_Beagle said:

Assuming you were talking about IQ, then the original statement holds true...IQ tests are normed using a normal (Gaussian) distribution, so the mean = median = mode.

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Agreed.

I've always wished that other tests (grades) get curved like the IQ Tests. Average at 100

Oh yeah................

Provide your own caption.................

MaxQ said:

Provide your own caption.................

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November 9, 2016, somewhere in California.

tmacklin said:

November 9, 2016, somewhere in California.

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I don't think so. These people don't look unhappy, they look like brainwashed lemmings. This is the 8th, not the 9th, and the Californians are outside the frame, yelling, "Don't do it!" As it turns out, we're all going down the hole together... Thanks, guys...

So, no one actually IS average??? Wouldn't that be the largest group, making below average less than half??

The_Lone_Beagle said:

Assuming you were talking about IQ, then the original statement holds true...IQ tests are normed using a normal (Gaussian) distribution, so the mean = median = mode.

So here's another scary thought...if we are about 320 million in the USA, and the Chinese are about 1.4 billion, then, their upper quartile is larger than our entire population in the US.

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Statistical average IQ, which is 100, consists of ~2.75% of the population.
Average IQ, as in the range, is usually around 60-70% of the population, though it depends on the range setter.

Either way, you are correct and bring up a good point; IQ is measured in whole numbers, so "on average" does include a non-negligible portion of the statistic and the typically referred to 'average IQ' is a range that contains most of the population.

ThirstyBarbarian said:

I don't think so. These people don't look unhappy, they look like brainwashed lemmings. This is the 8th, not the 9th, and the Californians are outside the frame, yelling, "Don't do it!" As it turns out, we're all going down the hole together... Thanks, guys...

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The Californians didn't want people to do it, but luckily enough of the rest of the country knew better, and we avoided what would surly have been worse than running into a hole. You're welcome.

Back on topic of the off topic.
A good caption would be, "This is Sparta. This is Sparta. This is Sparta. ThisisSparta. ThisisSparta.ThisisSpartaThisisSpartaThisisSpartaThisisSpartaThisisSpartaThisisSparta..."

I'm just trying to post something to distract everyone so this thread doesn't get locked....

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