tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post2630401097386876610..comments2023-11-03T06:35:48.003-05:00Comments on Shark and Shepherd: Give me a breakRick Esenberghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07280070509167910367noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-51270441144395445052008-03-24T18:51:00.000-05:002008-03-24T18:51:00.000-05:00I personally do not Google myself in Public.I personally do not Google myself in Public.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-55964097413705324012008-03-24T14:09:00.000-05:002008-03-24T14:09:00.000-05:00You can GOOGLE yourself?!Is that legal?You can GOOGLE yourself?!<BR/><BR/>Is that legal?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15820148729023510413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20692053.post-70812759537243245992008-03-24T10:13:00.000-05:002008-03-24T10:13:00.000-05:00An average may or may not tell something about an ...An average may or may not tell something about an individual member of a group.<BR/><BR/>However, in general you are right the magical number we call average is not very descriptive in and of itself. You need at least one more number the group variance or standard deviation to help better understand the average.<BR/><BR/>A demonstration of this was two normal curves (aka "bell curves") that had close but distinct averages. So clearly one curve had a smaller average, but when you select random members of each population one could not with reasonable certainty predict which one had the greater property (property being cuteness, intelligence, wealth whatever).<BR/><BR/>The next set of two curves showed having with widely separated averages and the curves had overlap but not much. In that case the situation changes and you can predict with more certainty.<BR/><BR/>An article I read on this very sticky topic years ago presented data suggesting the characteristic we call intelligence resembles my first example above that is they are not the same but not enough difference exists to really be meaningful. The article then notes when you look at the totality of factors that go into making a person smart each group has strengths and weaknesses.Marcus Aureliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12731740191789466205noreply@blogger.com