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Subject: Re: Upon scientific truth - the nature of information

Author: Mogens Larsen

Date: 15:17:35 07/15/00

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On July 15, 2000 at 17:43:47, blass uri wrote:

>You can.
>You cannot say about one of them that it has more than 2500 but you can say that
>the best of them is better than 2500(You do not know which one of them is the
>best because you have not enough information)

No, you can't do that with statistical significance. As soon as you pick a
program the uncertainty rises and the claim of GM strength vanishes. If you
consider programs as a whole, some programs will have ratings above and below
2500, but that's irrelevant if you make a claim about a specific program. And a
claim based on several programs is obviously a ludicrous thought. That is fact,
so please stop that nonsense and truth distortion.

Best wishes...
Mogens



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