Average Age on PF: What's the Answer?

[FtlIsAwesome]

That's still amazing.

Are there any other cats like you?

 

[Char. Limit]

That's still amazing.

Are there any other cats like you?

Oh, of course. We're all like this. We just let you think that you're in power. It's amusing, really.

 

[FtlIsAwesome]

Oh, of course. We're all like this. We just let you think that you're in power. It's amusing, really.

Ah, something like the movie Cats & Dogs.

What about the other animals?

 

[nismaratwork]

Ah, something like the movie Cats & Dogs.

What about the other animals?

Never trust the squirrels... especially red ones.

@Char: Well remember, "Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought him back."

 

[Steppn]

36yo.

 

[FtlIsAwesome]

What if the cat is curious but isn't satisfied?

 

[nismaratwork]

What if the cat is curious but isn't satisfied?

Meooo- *crack*

...

Dead Cat.


"Old enough to know better but young enough to not care I get active - might slap a <rhymes with 'switch'> with my hair! Left coast up top I bang that [skit] My sparkling wine'll pop Cristal on her lip. Cain't stop, won't stop gettin my bread. Pack arenas and coliseums now watch me shred"

 

[Char. Limit]

I made a crude graph of the bimodal distribution we have here. I checked, and the integral over R of this function IS 1, so it's a proper pdf. And I think it's pretty interesting.

 

[FtlIsAwesome]

45-54 seems to have the most mentors (4).

 

[nismaratwork]

45-54 seems to have the most mentors (4).

Young enough to be on the cusp of wisdom, but young enough to avoid decrepitude. *runs*

 

[jhae2.718]

@Char: Well remember, "Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought him back."

I thought Schrodinger killed* the cat?



*(I also thought Schrodinger didn't kill the cat...)

 

[Char. Limit]

I thought Schrodinger killed* the cat?



*(I also thought Schrodinger didn't kill the cat...)

Schrodinger? My avatar didn't kill anyone...

 

[Alfi]

Freedom 55

Well ... that's what I was told when I was a young one. My body is older than I am. :)

 

[nismaratwork]

Schrodinger? My avatar didn't kill anyone...

BAM! Nice move Char.

@jhae2.718: We're still waiting for a report from Wigner's friend, but there are serious questions about his welfare so... ?

 

[jhae2.718]

...Yeah, well, there are some people who spend an awful lot of time talking about the interpretation of quantum mechanics. My attitude — I would paraphrase Gœring—is that when I hear of Schrödinger's cat, I reach for my gun.

It's hard to pass up Schrodinger references, though...

 

[Char. Limit]

BAM! Nice move Char.

@jhae2.718: We're still waiting for a report from Wigner's friend, but there are serious questions about his welfare so... ?

And now you know the other reason he's my avatar. So I can make lame jokes like that one.

 

[nismaratwork]

It's hard to pass up Schrodinger references, though...

I'd add, Dr. Hawking is mistaken in his reference...

The famous line "when I hear the word culture, I reach for my gun", often associated with Nazi leaders, derives from this play. The actual original line from the play is slightly different: "Wenn ich Kultur höre ... entsichere ich meinen Browning!" "Whenever I hear of culture... I release the safety catch of my Browning!" (Act 1, Scene 1).

I should add, the play was for Hitler's... something, maybe a birthday, so it's Nazi-related.

 

[micromass]

So, I'm wondering when somebody will unleash some statistical fury on this sample? Mean, median, modus, standard deviation, kurtosis, variance, third moments,...

Come on, I know there are some of you who, deep down inside, want nothing more than to calculate...

 

[jhae2.718]

I have resisted the urge to input this all into MATLAB...

 

[Char. Limit]

So, I'm wondering when somebody will unleash some statistical fury on this sample? Mean, median, modus, standard deviation, kurtosis, variance, third moments,...

Come on, I know there are some of you who, deep down inside, want nothing more than to calculate...

I made a crude graph of the bimodal distribution we have here. I checked, and the integral over R of this function IS 1, so it's a proper pdf. And I think it's pretty interesting.

You must have missed something.

 

[micromass]

Me to, but I can't resist anymore...

Must... analyse... information...

 

[micromass]

You must have missed something.

Yes, nice graph. But only statistical invariants will satisfy me

 

[Char. Limit]

Yes, nice graph. But only statistical invariants will satisfy me

But I can't plot the mean of a bimodal distribution! I barely managed to find one.

 

[jhae2.718]

Yes, nice graph. But only statistical invariants will satisfy me

We're awaiting your paper on the distribution.

 

[micromass]

But I can't plot the mean of a bimodal distribution! I barely managed to find one.

Waaah. Where is statdad when you need him
Kinda curious on how you found that pdf by the way...

 

[nismaratwork]

But I can't plot the mean of a bimodal distribution! I barely managed to find one.

That's why MM is a science advisor and homework helper! *jazz hands*

 

[Char. Limit]

Waaah. Where is statdad when you need him
Kinda curious on how you found that pdf by the way...

I took the gaussian of the first four categories, then the gaussian of the last five categories, divided both by 2 and then added them together! Sure, it's hardly rigorous, but I haven't taken even the most basic of statistics courses.

 

[FtlIsAwesome]

I also want representation for my age group.

 

[jhae2.718]

I also want representation for my age group.

No. We're not even going to consider it until you pay us your chat fees.

 

[FtlIsAwesome]

Its always about money, huh...

 

[nismaratwork]

Its always about money, huh...

I suppose you could try sexual favors for the mentors, but I'd guess that wouldn't go over well.

 

[FtlIsAwesome]

Nevermind...

 

[jhae2.718]

I took the gaussian of the first four categories, then the gaussian of the last five categories, divided both by 2 and then added them together! Sure, it's hardly rigorous, but I haven't taken even the most basic of statistics courses.

Results would probably be better if we had a finer discretization of the age ranges.

 

[Char. Limit]

Results would probably be better if we had a finer discretization of the age ranges.

I suppose I could create a separate poll for each category, where you list your exact age. If the mentors don't ban me for flooding the GD forum.

 

[jhae2.718]

It's probably not necessary, though; it's not like we're trying to get our results into a journal or anything...