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To: Paul Engel who wrote (37436)10/24/1997 8:55:00 AM
From: Pancho Villa   of 186894
 
Paul re: >>Very simply, if the Average Joe has less needs than you, then ONE HALF the population of "Joes" would also have less demanding needs than you.

However, assuming a "normal" distribution of "Joes", the OTHER HALF of the population of "JOES" will have needs that are MORE DEMANDING than you.<<

I guess that if my needs are equal to that of the average Joe then, assuming a symmetric distribution, not necessarily a normal distribution (i.e., gaussian), we would be talking about half the poeple having more demanding needs.

In my original message I say: "Assuming the needs of the average Joe are less than mine..." (or something to that effect). You are equating my needs to that of the average Joe who probably uses a computer just for email checking, browsing and typing. A better guess may be that my needs are somewhere in the upper third in which case we would be talking about one third and not one half.

PS: The name PANCHO is spelled P-A-N-C-H-O, not Puncho. (This may be handy to know in California where there are more Panchos than around here. But again, you may be dyslexic or just want to be a pain in the neck. Who knows!)

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