A snowstorm has pinned down climbers on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest. Tents were damaged just below the northern slope's base camp with casualties reported and rescue roads initially blocked.
What the fuck is one climber doing on Mt. Everest?
Your chances of dying are much higher than making it to the summit. It’s only a mountain; what’s the big deal anyway? There are much safer ways to get exercise and fulfillment; stay on level ground and live.
Why yeeeeesssssss, I haaaaaaaave. Remind me how that matters at all, considering we are talking about the specific selection that is being made? Here, since I was already using wikipedia as a source:
Selection bias is the bias introduced by the selection of individuals, groups, or data for analysis in such a way that the association between exposure and outcome among those selected for analysis differs from the association among those eligible`
Note that selection bias is when you are sampling. We’re not talking about a sample here, we’re talking about the entire population. In statistics, we call that a parameter. It’s generally rare that you can accurately determine a parameter, but since the amount of people who have tried to summit everest is so small, and records have been pretty good (aye, we’re certainly missing a few), that 400/13000 number is pretty damn close.
My point is that the number of people who attempted Everest is so low, because the only people who attempt it are those who are very very good, and confident in their skills. So yes, of course the % is going to be relatively high.
Wtf are 1000 climbers doing on Mt Everest.
Impressing the bots on Facebook.
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Enjoying the money of useful idiots.
Tourism.
What the fuck is one climber doing on Mt. Everest?
Your chances of dying are much higher than making it to the summit. It’s only a mountain; what’s the big deal anyway? There are much safer ways to get exercise and fulfillment; stay on level ground and live.
From wikipedia, ~13,000 people have summitted. From wikipedia, ~ 400 people have died on everest. What’s this about your chances?
Have you heard of “selection bias”?
Why yeeeeesssssss, I haaaaaaaave. Remind me how that matters at all, considering we are talking about the specific selection that is being made? Here, since I was already using wikipedia as a source:
Note that selection bias is when you are sampling. We’re not talking about a sample here, we’re talking about the entire population. In statistics, we call that a parameter. It’s generally rare that you can accurately determine a parameter, but since the amount of people who have tried to summit everest is so small, and records have been pretty good (aye, we’re certainly missing a few), that 400/13000 number is pretty damn close.
My point is that the number of people who attempted Everest is so low, because the only people who attempt it are those who are very very good, and confident in their skills. So yes, of course the % is going to be relatively high.