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Reversion to mean. Pre-78.





I like this answer because of its circular logic (therefore impenetrable).

Simply declare a prior good state to be "the mean," then all we need to do is let mean reversion work its magic!


I like this answer because you pretend you're arguing against the comment without actually addressing anything.

They addressed all substance in the comment though

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I was just trying to be consistent with the comment chain. I wouldn't want to stick out.

Are you five years old or retarded?

You can't comment like this on Hacker News, no matter what you're replying to.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html


You too?

No, neither, so I guess I do unusually stick out in this comment thread...so much for that.

The dictatorship that was so hated that it led to a plurality of people supporting an Ayatollah?



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