Author: Uri Blass
Date: 12:15:18 09/03/02
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On September 03, 2002 at 15:04:48, Matthew Hull wrote: >On September 03, 2002 at 14:33:52, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On September 03, 2002 at 14:22:05, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >> >>>On September 03, 2002 at 13:51:52, Uri Blass wrote: >>> >>>It is about the second digit being round, because >>>that makes the chance you have such a speedup 1/10 of >>>a chance. >>> >>>Bob claims a 2.0 speedup which bob claims according to >>>his paper based upon counting up all times then dividing >>>by total times. >>> >>>However if we look at every speedup individually then >>>if you get a 2.0 speedup that's in a range of 1.95-2.04 >>>RIGHT? >>> >>>Please answer that question. >>> >>>A speedup of 2.0 lies in a range of about 1.95-2.04 >>> >>>So i hope you realize that chance it is 2.00 is exactly 1/10 >>>of a chance. >>> >>>How big is the chance that 50 numbers in a row have >>>a speedup in parallel search of 2.00 then? >> >>I see. >>I agree that the chances are very small. >> >>> >>>How big is the chance that all numbers end at a 0? >> >>I agree that the chances are very small and the data is enough to convince me >>that I do not believe that the data is correct. >> >>Uri > > >I've got to hand it to you. You guys are the absolute limit. You take the >biscuit. You get the prize. Bravo! > >Trying to use statistics to make one's argument is the last resort of the >scoffer. Here in the old US of A, everyone knows that one can use statistics to >prove just about any nonesense one wants to promote. And it's the funniest joke >in the world that statisticians think they are scientists. > >So if that's all you've got, then you've still got nothing. But hey! Keep on >selling that snake oil. It's a free country (so to speak). ;) You cannot prove nonsense with statistics unless your proof is wrong. If the proof is wrong then explain why do you think that it is wrong. Uri
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