Re: Deviation? Distribution? OT?

On Tue, May 1, 2007 4:48 pm, Daniel Brown wrote: > I don't think I'm quite following why you wouldn't just want to > break it > up into groups of 20.... Because in the real world, it's not an even distribution of popularity. There are only 1 or 2 Legends, and a handful of Rock Stars, and a couple dozen Household Names, and then lots and lots of Famous in the Top 100. I need the relative popularity as a weighted distribution thingie, like that. I don't know what the actual scores will be, as they will change over time with more users -- but I know the relativistic popularity is not an even distribution curve. Damn I wish I remembered this crap from 20 years ago better. I so do *not* want to run through those textbooks again. I hated it the first time around... :-) -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So?