On the lighter side ...
On Thu, 3 Oct 2002, Benj wrote:
Set A:
-UNIX C/C++ Progammer with thorough knowledge of:
*around 30% of plug members are good C/C++ programmers
Set B:
- Berkeley Sockets Interface (TCP/IP)
*around 15% of plug members knows how to do it in C/C++
Set C:
- POSIX API
*around 10% of plug members know this
Set D:
- Perl 5
*around 50% of plug members can do this
Set E:
- Shell scripting (BASH)
*around 80% I guess
Set F:
- Knowledge of SMSC protocols a plus
*Gee this is hard to estimate. I dont even know this. I bet 10%
Set G:
- The applicant must be female,
*Sorry boys .... there are around 20% or less female pluggers here
Set H:
- not more than 30 years old.
*Many are young at heart. Around 70% I guess.
Calculate:
Using simple set theory: The intersection of Sets A to H would
be around 2% .
Using simple Bayesian probability theory: The confidence value of
the above estimate is roughly 80% .
no_offence, just_kidding ... :) ,
rowel
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