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379 sats \ 8 replies \ @TomK OP 8 Feb \ parent \ on: EU Doubles Down On Climate Psyop econ

But You can pursuade them easily by another narrative, too. We need 16%, the chasm, to change the course

21 sats \ 7 replies \ @franzap 8 Feb

I agree, where do you get that 16% number from?

32 sats \ 6 replies \ @TomK OP 8 Feb

I had once learned the 16% from the gaussian distribution as a critical mass.

0 sats \ 5 replies \ @Bell_curve 9 Feb

2 standard deviations away from the median

22 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined 9 Feb

Just one actually, and from the mean of a normal distribution.

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @Bell_curve 9 Feb

One SD is 34 percent

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 9 Feb

That's on both sides and it's 32. Two standard deviations is how the standard 95% confidence intervals are formed. That only leaves about 5%: https://www.z-table.com/

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 9 Feb

1 standard deviation is 68 percent

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 9 Feb

Yes and 100-68=32. The 16% refers to one of the tails of the distribution.

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