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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:43 |
jperras |
and besides, calculus is fun :P |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:39 |
jperras |
then your options are a bit more limited |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:35 |
pointlessjon |
i haven't |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:33 |
jperras |
there are books that start off with no calc, and others that dive right into the thick of it. |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:33 |
jperras |
it usually depends on whether or not you're familiar with calculus or not |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:33 |
pointlessjon |
no worries, it's a big internet out there |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:31 |
jperras |
not particularly; I took my stats classes in university for a math degree, so I'm not actually sure what they cover in those books. |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:31 |
pointlessjon |
any particular recommendations? |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:30 |
pointlessjon |
been on the computer too long today ;) |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:30 |
jperras |
if you're really interested, there are a few books out there on statistics for programmers |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:30 |
pointlessjon |
err |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:30 |
pointlessjon |
the solution gets fuzzy around the solution for me |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:29 |
pointlessjon |
yeah the problem is very clear |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:28 |
jperras |
I tried to explain it in plain English terms in the wiki, iirc |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:28 |
jperras |
yeah, they can be a bit dense in places |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:27 |
pointlessjon |
indeed. I tried reading into the articles you linked to but it was beyond me |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:26 |
jperras |
curiosity is mankind's greatest gift ;-) |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:26 |
pointlessjon |
i'm mostly asking out of curiousity |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:26 |
pointlessjon |
i see |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:26 |
jperras |
really, it's just a mathematical construct to get a more accurate picture |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:25 |
pointlessjon |
right |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:25 |
jperras |
when it should really be closer to 1 |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:25 |
jperras |
that outlier actually brings the mean to 1.8 |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:25 |
jperras |
one person gives it 5 stars (e.g. person who wrote article) |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:24 |
jperras |
4 give it 1 star |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:24 |
jperras |
5 people rate an article |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:24 |
jperras |
simple example: |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:24 |
jperras |
pointlessjon: yeah, more like that |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:24 |
jperras |
it's more of a modelization of how a rating system should function, based on a few assumptions |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:24 |
pointlessjon |
will it simply be the numeric rating where the solution you were describing is just how we get there, or are we going to be looking more at charts |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:23 |
jperras |
we're not really collecting statistics |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:23 |
pointlessjon |
at the end of the day, what kind of statistics will we have? |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:22 |
jperras |
pointlessjon: yup |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:22 |
jperras |
gwoo: ha |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:22 |
pointlessjon |
yeah let me step back -- you mentioned in the spec some crazy stuff about the ratings |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:22 |
jperras |
gaussians and cake? |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:22 |
pointlessjon |
what time is it anyway, like almost 2am? |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:21 |
jperras |
I'm not following |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:21 |
pointlessjon |
you're a fiend for the cake |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:20 |
pointlessjon |
dude i just don't get gaussian distribution |
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Jul 22nd 2009, 00:20 |
gwoo |
he missed us, all that time with his girlfriend.... |