Author: Ed Murak
Date: 23:58:31 12/14/05
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On December 15, 2005 at 02:52:42, Chrilly Donninger wrote: >On December 15, 2005 at 02:45:05, Ed Murak wrote: > >>On December 15, 2005 at 02:35:39, Chrilly Donninger wrote: >> >> >>A thoughtful message re the effect of tree shape. I agree with everything >>except what is below. >> >> >> >>>For non statisticans: If one picks from a bag with 1000 numbers randomly >>>1 number and the next time 10 numbers, the chances are very high, that the >>>maximum of the 10 numbers is greater than the number picked first. >> >> >> >>This statement is not correct. >> >>You did not specify if the 1000 numbers in the bag were all distinct. Or how >>many distinct ones there were. >> >>Say all 1000 numbers were "42". Then the chances that the maximum of the 10 >>numbers is greater than the number picked first are not "high" as you say, but >>actually zero, the smallest probability possible. >> >>So it depends upon initial conditions. >> >> >> >One big difference between computers and humans is: One has to specifiy a >computer everything to the last detail. Humans are in general able to grasp from >the overall context the meaning of sentences. But there is obviously nowadays a >significant influence of computers on human thinking. :-)) I award you full marks for correctly understanding my real point immediately. But I was certain you would do this. Far Too much computer effect on our thinking. Far far too much computer chess effect too. For this purpose I prepared a small offering here- http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?470390 >Chrilly I am always impressed at how you get to the heart of things instantly.
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