That is true, if you are looking to see if the whole set is statistical. But this is not correct for comparing two sets of data, you can't comingle the data between the sets for that.
Also 65% or so should be within +/- 7.92, and all but one lie outside of that range. This data does not even approach a bell curve. But give it a try with the full data set of 100 vs 1, and that one will fail, even the way you are doing it. Ivan Anderson wrote: > Pretty loose application of statistics Marshall. > Says Ivan who just passed his first statistics paper ;-) > > Given 2 data points 100 and 1, > Mean = 50.5 > Standard deviation = 49.5 > > Given 12 data points , 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1. > Mean = 8.08 > Standard deviation = 7.92 > > 99.7% of all outcomes lie within 3 standard deviations. > > There is no standard deviation of a population of 1. I am not sure what you are speaking of. One has a standard deviation of 1, but the curve is not normal by any means. Marshall -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
