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Ryan Cousineau
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In article <[email protected]>,
MagillaGorilla <[email protected]> wrote:
[reasonable arguments deleted]
>
> But the bottom line that everyone needs to understand is that there is
> no reason to believe cycling is any different than any other sport where
> objective criteria have been used to document performance over the decades.
>
> Not only does everyone have to concede there's not a single athlete -
> male or female in ANY EVENT in track & field, swimming, weightlifting,
> or speed skating - from the 1960's, 1970's or even the 1980's that could
> defeat today's elite athletes in those same sports, you'd also have to
> apply that same logic to the semi-objective sports such as gymnastics
> and figure skating and even tennis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_jump#Top_10_performers
> So we're basically talking about the ultimate experiment that's already
> been done.
The null hypothesis is not valid.
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Ryan Cousineau [email protected] http://www.wiredcola.com/
"My scenarios may give the impression I could be an excellent crook.
Not true - I am a talented lawyer." - Sandy in rec.bicycles.racing
MagillaGorilla <[email protected]> wrote:
[reasonable arguments deleted]
>
> But the bottom line that everyone needs to understand is that there is
> no reason to believe cycling is any different than any other sport where
> objective criteria have been used to document performance over the decades.
>
> Not only does everyone have to concede there's not a single athlete -
> male or female in ANY EVENT in track & field, swimming, weightlifting,
> or speed skating - from the 1960's, 1970's or even the 1980's that could
> defeat today's elite athletes in those same sports, you'd also have to
> apply that same logic to the semi-objective sports such as gymnastics
> and figure skating and even tennis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_jump#Top_10_performers
> So we're basically talking about the ultimate experiment that's already
> been done.
The null hypothesis is not valid.
--
Ryan Cousineau [email protected] http://www.wiredcola.com/
"My scenarios may give the impression I could be an excellent crook.
Not true - I am a talented lawyer." - Sandy in rec.bicycles.racing