I mean, I LOL’d at the “this data is internally valid in the sense that I am precisely average in all respects, in relation to all the other [zero] people I know of the same sex” part.
I mean, I LOL’d at the “this data is internally valid in the sense that I am precisely average in all respects, in relation to all the other [zero] people I know of the same sex” part.
SpongyAneurysm@feddit.org 2 months ago
Mathematically speaking it can’t be, because if you put it in relation to only the OTHER people, you’d have to divide by zero which ends up non defined.
It only works out when you put it in relation to ALL people within those criteria, thus dividing by one.
grue@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Look, I didn’t want to shove that all into clarifying square brackets within a quote, OK?
SpongyAneurysm@feddit.org 2 months ago
Ever heard of footnotes? :p