This is an odd distribution... I think it may somehow be related to the
binomial distribution, but I'm not certain.
The idea is difficult to explain, so here's a "real-life" example of
generating the distribution:
I have four coins in my hand. Each coin has a number on both sides. All
coins have
perhaps, an example would help:
let's say, 30% of population of Whoville had blue eyes, and 70% brown eyes.
let's pick a few whos at random.
each one, coming from the same population, has 70% chance of having brown
eyes and 30% blue eyes, that's the distribution X. but the actual eyes of
the act
On Sat, 23 Dec 2000 15:47:13 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Just reading through some notes, and I was wondering what exactly is
>meant by the following sentence:
>Every sample observation x is the outcome of a random variable X which
>has an identical distribution (either discrete or continuous)
Just reading through some notes, and I was wondering what exactly is
meant by the following sentence:
Every sample observation x is the outcome of a random variable X which
has an identical distribution (either discrete or continuous) for every
member of the populations.
Thanks!
b1gp1g.
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Most of us feel that we know what "margin of error" means but to make
sure we're all on the same page, let's review.
"Margin of error" is a term out of survey polling that refers to the
confidence we have in the results of a given survey. In general, the
m
I think it would be unwise to use random sampling theory, with or
without the finite population correction, to infer what the percentage
of Bush and Gore votes would be among the non-machine counted votes.
There were several analyses published in the press about who would
have won a recount, b
A good approximation can be obtained algebraically
if the model is linear, otherwise ...
The only treatment that comes immediately to mind
is by Alec Brownlee in his 1960 book, Statistical
theory and methodology in science and engineering
-- Wiley. He referred to it as using the
regression line i
On Sat, 23 Dec 2000, Jake wrote, inter alia:
> P.S. Canada handcounted thirteen million votes in 2.5 hours. We look
> like idiots.
Yes, well, perhaps we are. There appears not to be much in the
way of counter-evidence, and there may be some debate over what counts
;-) as evidence..
This year, circumstances dictated that the US Presidential race boiled
down to the results in Florida. That's where the decisive Electoral
Votes were and that's where the outcome was most uncertain. Since then,
Bush supporters have been insisting that all the votes have been counted
and Gore supp
