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The Birthday Paradox Experiment (2018)

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Re: The Birthday Paradox Experiment (2018)

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Post by unsnap_biceps »

bsimpson wrote: post #3

It's interesting how uniform the birthday distribution at the end looks. I'd expect more seasonality (e.g. more babies conceived in the cold, dark months).

I wonder if modern living has pretty much made this a non-factor. We have things to entertain ourselves regardless of the duration of light outside and so we're no longer left sitting at home in front of the fire bored, we're sitting at home in front of the fire playing with our phones. Less likely to bow-chicka-bow-wow out of boredom.

Re: The Birthday Paradox Experiment (2018)

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Post by boomboomsubban »

kibibu wrote: post #4
bsimpson wrote: post #3

It's interesting how uniform the birthday distribution at the end looks. I'd expect more seasonality (e.g. more babies conceived in the cold, dark months).

Weird how, coincidentally, 3x as many people are born on Nov 15 as any other day

Nope, Jan 1st has about the same amount. So the lazy liars and those wondering what the dialogue says if they share a birthday with the prompt.

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Post by kqr »

bsimpson wrote: post #3

It's interesting how uniform the birthday distribution at the end looks. I'd expect more seasonality (e.g. more babies conceived in the cold, dark months).

Remember that the seasons are inverted on the other side of the equator. (Granted, the population splits something like 90/10 but still.)
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