Grant Edwards wrote: > > Grant Edwards wrote: > > > >> [1] Assuming birth dates are uniformly distributed. Which the > >> probably aren't in countries where a significant portion of > >> the population schedules births to fit the hospital/doctors > >> schedule. > > > > or in countries that use "nominal birth dates" for people born in > > poor parts of the country... > > FWIW, "nominal brith dates" is a phrase with exactly one hit in > google. :)
try "nominal birth date", and you'll find lots of references to Saddam, Jesus, and fish, and a few pages that actually explain the concept... </F> -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
