Re: [PHP] Deviation? Distribution? OT?

On Tue, May 1, 2007 4:48 pm, Daniel Brown wrote:
I don't think I'm quite following why you wouldn't just want to
break it
up into groups of 20....

Because in the real world, it's not an even distribution of popularity.

There are only 1 or 2 Legends, and a handful of Rock Stars, and a
couple dozen Household Names, and then lots and lots of Famous in the
Top 100.

I need the relative popularity as a weighted distribution thingie,
like that.

I don't know what the actual scores will be, as they will change over
time with more users -- but I know the relativistic popularity is not
an even distribution curve.

Damn I wish I remembered this crap from 20 years ago better.

I so do *not* want to run through those textbooks again. I hated it
the first time around... :-)

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