Re: RC: Heavyweight vs. Lightweights

[Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@mindspring.com>]

Nope has nothing to do with more or less in any weight division. If you
formulate the problem correctly that is all taken into account in the math.
Its a pretty trival problem. There are so many of each weight division.
Hence you can calculate the expected number of each division in the top
10 (everybody equal). It's done using a hypergeometric distribution (sampling
without replacement).  From that the probability of a LW wining BC,
etc. is an easy calculation. In many cases even a HW making top 10 so they
can even stand is a low probability occurrence.

Truman

Kathy Mayeda wrote:

>  The
> stats are probably correct, but correct because they are just statistically
> more featherweights and lightweights, at least in our region.  Maybe
> we just have smarter heavyweights out West :)  ------running for cover
> now.....K.