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Re:Simulation of tsunami from dinosaur-killing asteroid that... by SnowHill9902 on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @07:51AM (#34692051)
It’s an example but long tailed distributions can have a mean, and short tailed distributions can have no mean. It’s not indicative.
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Re:Simulation of tsunami from dinosaur-killing asteroid that... by hanche on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @12:26PM (#34695741)
> short tailed distributions can have no mean

That’s a surprise to me. Now I’m curious: With what definition of “short tailed” can that be true?

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