80/20 And zipf

[Wictorian]

Do you think these phenomena are interesting and mysterious? I don’t think so at all because the numbers get rounded.

[Takumidesh]

what does zipf's law have to do with numbers being rounded?

[dalekphalm]

IMO you might want to add some context as to what 80/20 and "zipf" mean, and why you want to discuss it.

 

On topic: From my very basic research, this seems to be talking about the "Pareto Principle". Has there been any research that actually confirms whether the 80/20 rule applies, and how accurate/frequently does it match up?

 

I cannot imagine that it actually applies to every situation, so the question becomes, how frequently does it apply? And, when it does, is that simply coincidence? I don't ascribe any mystical meaning to it.

[Wictorian]

18 minutes ago, dalekphalm said:

IMO you might want to add some context as to what 80/20 and "zipf" mean, and why you want to discuss it.

 

On topic: From my very basic research, this seems to be talking about the "Pareto Principle". Has there been any research that actually confirms whether the 80/20 rule applies, and how accurate/frequently does it match up?

 

I cannot imagine that it actually applies to every situation, so the question becomes, how frequently does it apply? And, when it does, is that simply coincidence? I don't ascribe any mystical meaning to it.

It pretty much applies. Just it’s not 80/20 but 70/30 or 85/15

[Ryuikko]

What?

[airborne spoon]

the only 80/20 i know about is aluminum extrusions and they are awesome and like an erector set for adults.

Pretty sure this is not what you mean but when you post crap every day with a confusing title and nothing in the OP you're a moron

[dalekphalm]

On 10/6/2022 at 5:03 PM, Wictorian said:

It pretty much applies. Just it’s not 80/20 but 70/30 or 85/15

It "pretty much" applies, is pretty vague and unspecific.

 

How much of the time does it apply? What specifically does it apply to? How many things does it not apply to?

[Wictorian]

13 hours ago, airborne spoon said:

the only 80/20 i know about is aluminum extrusions and they are awesome and like an erector set for adults.

Pretty sure this is not what you mean but when you post crap every day with a confusing title and nothing in the OP you're a moron

I assume most people know about this.

[Beerzerker]

On 10/6/2022 at 4:55 PM, Ryuikko said:

What?

This may help as to WTF is he talking about this time.......

Zipf's law - Wikipedia

You're welcome guys.

[airborne spoon]

7 hours ago, Wictorian said:

I assume most people know about this.

Why would most people know about this‽ It looks like she sort of advanced calculus or trig, I dono but some sort of super advanced mathematics for sure.

I've got 125 hr of college and never came across this kind of crazy math. So unless you're doing some engineering or something when TF would this come up?

I'll stick with 80/20 aluminum

5 hours ago, Beerzerker said:

This may help as to WTF is he talking about this time.......
Zipf's law - Wikipedia
You're welcome guys.

Man I read that and I still can't make heads or tails of it. All I see is weird math equations that are like reading Greek.

[Avocado Diaboli]

On 10/6/2022 at 11:03 PM, Wictorian said:

It pretty much applies

[Wictorian]

On 10/8/2022 at 4:24 PM, airborne spoon said:

Why would most people know about this‽ It looks like she sort of advanced calculus or trig, I dono but some sort of super advanced mathematics for sure.

I've got 125 hr of college and never came across this kind of crazy math. So unless you're doing some engineering or something when TF would this come up?

I'll stick with 80/20 aluminum

Man I read that and I still can't make heads or tails of it. All I see is weird math equations that are like reading Greek.

It’s not crazy math..

It says, 80 percent of the result comes from 20 percent of the effort.

80 percent of wealth belongs to 20 percent of population.

 

80 percent of Canada live in 20 percent of the country. It is easy to arrange this. I think you can imagine how. If not I can eloborate.

[Middcore]

On 10/9/2022 at 10:48 AM, Wictorian said:

It’s not crazy math..

It says, 80 percent of the result comes from 20 percent of the effort.

80 percent of wealth belongs to 20 percent of population.

 

80 percent of Canada live in 20 percent of the country. It is easy to arrange this. I think you can imagine how. If not I can eloborate.

What is the connection between these three things?

 

 

[Blue4130]

9 hours ago, Middcore said:

What is the connection between these three things?

 

 

The numbers 80 and 20. There are no hard facts that back it up though. It's just something people say. 

[dalekphalm]

On 10/9/2022 at 11:48 AM, Wictorian said:

It’s not crazy math..

It says, 80 percent of the result comes from 20 percent of the effort.

80 percent of wealth belongs to 20 percent of population.

 

80 percent of Canada live in 20 percent of the country. It is easy to arrange this. I think you can imagine how. If not I can eloborate.

What does this have to do with Zipf's law, though?