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A plea for restraint for Kinhar's trial
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Anslo
Scope Works
#81 - 2013-10-18 16:44:36 UTC
Pieter Tuulinen wrote:
Lyn Farel wrote:
What is a smeerp ?


I made it up. Because that's how I roll.

Who says the Caldari are all jackboot thugs? Roll deep my friend, roll deep.

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Matar Ronin
#82 - 2013-10-18 17:15:18 UTC
Bataav wrote:
Matar Ronin wrote:

Let's use the official demographic numbers for the Gallente Federation
30 to 35% Ethnic Gallente
30% Ethnic Minmatar
20% Ethnic Intaki
10 to 15% Ethnic Manar
5% Ethnic Jin Mei

Those are the published demographics. Let's see who is the majority Ethnic group in the Gallente Federation .... hmmm its the Ethnic Gallente, they are the one ethnic group with the largest percentage. They hold a majority as a group.
Fredfredbug4 wrote:
In order for something to be a majority, it has to be 51% of the whole. It's literally defined by mathematicians across the cluster as a subset of a set, consisting of more than half the set's elements.

I believe you're both correct.

The Ethnic Gallente holding the largest percentage, makes them a plurality, defined as "a subset larger than any other subset considered". Another term for a plurality is "relative majority".

Not the same thing as a simple or absolute majority, granted. But an accepted definition of majority none the less.

Of course, it's no surprise that those on either side of the debate on the trial should seek to argue over whatever statistical terminology best suits their own position.

It's what politicians do with statistics every day of the week.
Thank you for the clarification in regard to our dueling definitions. Calling the capsuleer who posted an idiot was not my finest moment.

I sincerely apologize for losing my temper and resorting to unneeded name calling. IGS posters deserve better. I'll try to not let it happen again

I will always defer to factual data even if it does not support a position I hoped to advance. Anything else would be illegitimate.

‘Vain flame burns fast/and its lick is light/Modest flame lasts long/and burns to the bone.’

" We lost a war we chose not to fight." Without a doubt this is the best way to lose any war and the worst excuse to explain the beating afterwards.
Fredfredbug4
The Scope
Gallente Federation
#83 - 2013-10-18 17:26:37 UTC
Matar Ronin wrote:


I sincerely apologize for losing my temper and resorting to unneeded name calling. IGS posters deserve better. I'll try to not let it happen again



Apology accepted, I too would like to say sorry for calling you a race baiter.

Watch_ Fred Fred Frederation_ and stop [u]cryptozoologist[/u]! Fight against the brutal genocide of fictional creatures across New Eden! Is that a metaphor? Probably not, but the fru-fru- people will sure love it!
Lyn Farel
Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque
Khimi Harar
#84 - 2013-10-18 17:57:27 UTC
Pieter Tuulinen wrote:
Lyn Farel wrote:
What is a smeerp ?


I made it up. Because that's how I roll.


Oh, I see...