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Re:95th percentile isn't that hard to reach by timerol on Friday February 07, 2020 @03:24PM (#22270509)
> Note that when I say 95%-ile, I mean 95%-ile among people who participate, not all people (for many activities, just doing it at all makes you 99%-ile or above across all people).

This is the start of the second paragraph of the article, so it sounds like you disagree with the premise of what we're discussing

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Re:95th percentile isn't that hard to reach by bonoboTP on Friday February 07, 2020 @03:34PM (#22270606)
Depends on how interpret participation. Unless someone participates, you cannot know their score, so I guess a bare minimum participation is indeed required to be able to make comparisons. Theoretically there may be a guy who can already deadlift more than you, he just never tried.
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Re:95th percentile isn't that hard to reach by Gene_Parmesan on Friday February 07, 2020 @11:53PM (#22273975)
He gave another example which I think is more illustrative -- Overwatch. There it's clear he's referring to 95%ile of people who play Overwatch, not any video games, and even less so everyone on Earth. My guess is, though, that he would include the people who play the casual modes in Overwatch, not just the competitive modes.
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