So, they observe a bias toward the average, and the dependence goes exactly as one would naively expect. If scientists exist to explain things we find interesti

So, they observe a bias toward the average, and the dependence goes exactly as one would naively expect. If scientists exist to explain things we find interesting, statisticians exist to make those things boring. Seriously, work as a data scientist and you end up busting hopes and dreams as a regular part of your job. Almost everything turns out to be mostly randomness. The famous introduction to a statistical mechanics textbook had me pondering this. If life really is just randomness, it’s hard to find motivation. From a different viewpoint, however, I’ve found that the people that embrace this concept by not trying to control things too much, actually end up with the most enviable results, although I may be guilty of selection bias in that sample.