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I think you're conflating statistics and probability.

• gumballhead 12y ago
  Right, but I think that's what he's saying. Statistics can only describe the average outcome, which is only interesting when evaluating how extraordinary the actual outcome was.
  • yummyfajitas 12y ago
    Statistics can only describe the average outcome... Um, no. Please go read any statistics tutorial containing the word "standard deviation" to see one example of why you are wrong.
    • saganus 12y ago
      I think he meant average in the sense of generality, not in the sense of the average function.