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To: vbmoneyspender
Based on the assumption that fumbles per play follow a normal distribution ...

Based on the assumption that the sky is red, the chances that it's being blue today was a coincidence is like winning 20 lotteries in a row.

This story blows itself up in its first lines. They sky is not red, and football fumbles do not follow a normal distribution.

5 posted on 01/28/2015 3:57:29 PM PST by tinyowl (A equals A)
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To: tinyowl
Sound like you're a tree guy instead of a forest guy. Here is a chart that lays out the fumble rate for NFL teams since 2010. The team on the far right is the Patriots See Link


14 posted on 01/28/2015 4:05:00 PM PST by vbmoneyspender (But of course)
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