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Why we need actual statistics: A worked example

Posted By: Maik Stiebler
Date: Sunday, 11 September 2011, at 10:23 p.m.

In Response To: Why we need actual statistics: A worked example (Timothy Chow)

It's not inconceivable that someone could figure out a clever way to do the equivalent of variance reduction for actual statistics, but I don't see offhand how to do it.

If we had a rudimentary way of quickly estimating actual statistics on evaluation level, variance reduction could work for actual statistics just as it does for equity, I think. And how difficult can it be to derive an actual statistics estimate from the w/g/bg breakdown? I'm not sure, but I think it's possible.

Messages In This Thread

• Why we need actual statistics: A worked example
  Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 11 September 2011, at 2:22 a.m.
  • Minor correction
    Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 11 September 2011, at 2:47 a.m.
  • Why we need actual statistics: A worked example
    Daniel Murphy -- Sunday, 11 September 2011, at 3:17 a.m.
    • Why we need actual statistics: A worked example
      Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 11 September 2011, at 5:22 p.m.
      • Why we need actual statistics: A worked example
        Daniel Murphy -- Sunday, 11 September 2011, at 5:41 p.m.
        • Why we need actual statistics: A worked example
          Timothy Chow -- Sunday, 11 September 2011, at 9:16 p.m.
          • Why we need actual statistics: A worked example
            Maik Stiebler -- Sunday, 11 September 2011, at 10:23 p.m.