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It is similar to hockey paradox when NHL players are most likely to be born in December
by rusabd 8y ago
It is similar to hockey paradox when NHL players are most likely to be born in December
- dudul 8y agoHow is it a "paradox"? It makes total sense that kids older and bigger will dominate most sports. It will re-enforce their self esteem and confidence and help them get even better. I don't dispute the phenomenon, I've never heard it called a "paradox".
- mathgeek 8y agoI think what was meant here is the Relative Age Effect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_age_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relative_age_effect Many here probably recall if from Super Freakonomics.
- rusabd 8y agoAh, "effect", of course. This is what I meant
- SilasX 8y agoSufficiently unintuitive reality is indistinguishable from paradox.
- rusabd 8y agoWell, I made a mistake by saying that "NHL players most likely to be born in December" when in fact they most likely to be born in January. December is the horrible month to be born for a future NHL star (https://www.quanthockey.com/nhl/birth-month-totals/nhl-players-career-stats.html https://www.quanthockey.com/nhl/birth-month-totals/nhl-playe...). So it is not that obvious, isn't it? :)