Re: Central Limit Theorem

["Carl C. Gaither" <cgaither@N-LINK.COM>]

Ludwik Kowalski wrote:
> Where is a connection between the corn pop sound and the
> central limit theorem? The intensity distribution (of single pops)
> may or may not be gaussian. But if the grains were popping
> together, for example, never less than at least five, then the
> distribution of intensities (of non overlapping explosions)
> would be gaussian. Is this what you were trying to say?
>
> "Carl C. Gaither" wrote:
>
> > ... I came across this quotation by William A. Massey and
> > thought it might be enjoyed and useful.
>
> > "When you are listening to corn pop, are you hearing the
> > Central Limit Theorem?"
Hi again--

I interpreted the quote to suggest that you start with no sounds of any
corn popping, then as the corn starts popping the noices increases to a
maximum and finally as there is less and less corn to pop the noise
decreases until finally there is no more sound of corn popping.
increases in inten
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