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Well seems like he is aggregating data across many lines, stops and times per day. Not very surprising that the result looks random.
by im2w1l 12y ago
Well seems like he is aggregating data across many lines, stops and times per day. Not very surprising that the result looks random.
- foobar2020 12y agoThere are different kinds of randomness. The exponential distribution of the waiting time is a nice, mathematically pleasing result. Although not a very nice one to the commuter.
- im2w1l 12y ago"Random" was poor wording on my part. What the exponential distribution means is that bus arrivals are completely independent. The time since the last bus came doesn't affect the probability that a bus will come anytime soon.