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To: BGHater

In any large series of random events, there will always be clusters of data that appear to be non random. Somehow, the word cluster, in a non-statistical sense, comes to mind.


67 posted on 02/20/2008 2:04:37 PM PST by norwaypinesavage (Planting trees to offset carbon emissions is like drinking water to offset rising ocean levels)
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To: norwaypinesavage

Actually, quite sophisticated statistical analysis has ruled out random effects, clustering or otherwise, by more digits than you’d want to count.


68 posted on 02/20/2008 2:10:43 PM PST by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurtureā„¢)
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