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Old 11-15-2005, 01:56 AM
splashpot splashpot is offline
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Default Re: anyone know how to calculate standard deviation?

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Variance has nothing to do with % of people getting paid out. Since there are three more places I can finish in, that jacks up the variance. More possibilities, more variance.

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What? This is totally wrong. If there was a tournament that paid 10 places, but only had 11 entrants, the variance would be extremely low. More places you can finish.
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