There's no argument with the math

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RobVG — 2/4/2003 11:34:27 AM (archived)

You probably know that in statistics there are sometimes anomolous values called outlayers. The over-loading of that commuter plane that crashed is an example.

I am just hoping that the Columbia was such and outlayer because to me, 1 in 50 is not acceptable.

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"It's time to dream higher" - Larry J - 2/4/2003 8:28:35 PM
- It's time to think about saving 70,000,000 lives instead of manned Mars flight - E.P. Grondine - 2/5/2003 9:17:22 AM
  - You must be great at parties... - R.L. - 2/5/2003 4:30:29 PM
    - He's really fun to watch if you fire off a flash camera outside a window...;) (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/6/2003 6:47:50 PM
      - ROTFLMAO (NT) (n/t) - R.L. - 2/6/2003 8:10:42 PM
  - Re: It's time to think - Nick Hoffman - 2/5/2003 10:08:17 AM
    - Think Link - Nick Hoffman - 2/5/2003 10:10:06 AM
- Those statistics aren't fair - RobVG - 2/4/2003 9:27:41 AM
  - They're based on actual performance, not an estimate - Larry J - 2/4/2003 10:16:54 AM
    - There's no argument with the math - RobVG - 2/4/2003 11:34:27 AM
      - "Acceptable" Losses - Larry J - 2/4/2003 12:46:44 PM
        
        Losses not acceptable - Tom Brosz - 2/4/2003 3:09:41 PM
        
        Re: Losses not acceptable - LJ - 2/5/2003 4:41:36 PM
        
        I agree - Larry J - 2/5/2003 5:52:03 PM
        
        Sometimes you have to work out the bugs to inprove the odds. - Robert E. B. - 2/5/2003 8:09:46 PM
        
        Yes and no - Larry J - 2/5/2003 9:06:36 AM
        
        When three becomes two... - RobVG - 2/4/2003 5:41:19 PM
- Re: - p - 2/4/2003 9:22:05 AM
  - Re: - Raoul - 2/4/2003 9:48:10 AM

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