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Post by coachcb on Jan 12, 2017 15:15:20 GMT -6
Ok. So you think your insurance rates are set because the company knows you as a person? So, my insurance rate will tell you with surety, how healthy I am?
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Post by larrymoe on Jan 12, 2017 17:43:35 GMT -6
Judging by several factors such as age, occupation, family history and other things they can give you a pretty decent picture on average. Just the same as you can by combining factors in family life on the success rates of their children.
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Post by Defcord on Jan 12, 2017 19:40:02 GMT -6
Will do. I mean, truth and statistical proof trump feelings every time. I don't know how you can argue the facts. Because, AGAIN, statistics don't PROVE anything. They show a relationship between two variables. They do not show a CAUSATION they show CORRELATION. This is something that is taught in the absolute most basic statistics courses in high school and college. You cannot infer anything about a single individual in a population based off a sample of that population. If you play Texas Hold em and you look down at 2-7 offsuit, you know you know the odds are against you if you play the hand. Statistically speaking you can win the hand but you coming from way behind. The good news is kids aren't cards. You can coach them up and encourage and hope like hell for the for them. On an individual level some will some will succeed. Sadly, on an aggregate level many of these young men will not persevere for a multitude of reasons. The struggles this group faces are not specifically linked to the "single parent attribute." However, single parents tend to have limited family resources (financial, time, support, etc.) As a coach I find it most rewarding when I am able to in some way help these young men break barriers in life. I wish Bowden would have given more praise to the young men raised by single parents for their accomplishments and their contributions to his success. There are many life challenges our players face and our profession has to be able to not only recognize the problems but fight for the solutions as well.
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Post by coachcb on Jan 14, 2017 9:26:42 GMT -6
Because, AGAIN, statistics don't PROVE anything. They show a relationship between two variables. They do not show a CAUSATION they show CORRELATION. This is something that is taught in the absolute most basic statistics courses in high school and college. You cannot infer anything about a single individual in a population based off a sample of that population. If you play Texas Hold em and you look down at 2-7 offsuit, you know you know the odds are against you if you play the hand. Statistically speaking you can win the hand but you coming from way behind. The good news is kids aren't cards. You can coach them up and encourage and hope like hell for the for them. On an individual level some will some will succeed. Sadly, on an aggregate level many of these young men will not persevere for a multitude of reasons. The struggles this group faces are not specifically linked to the "single parent attribute." However, single parents tend to have limited family resources (financial, time, support, etc.) As a coach I find it most rewarding when I am able to in some way help these young men break barriers in life. I wish Bowden would have given more praise to the young men raised by single parents for their accomplishments and their contributions to his success. There are many life challenges our players face and our profession has to be able to not only recognize the problems but fight for the solutions as well. Again, this issue here is pulling data from studies on a sample of a population and attempting to apply them to the entirety of the population. Yes, I understand that numbers show that kids who are raised in single parent households are less likely to be successful in many areas of life. However, as teachers and coaches, we are hamstringing ourselves if we look at a kid being raised by a single parent and making the assumption that they're going to struggle in any way.
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