Your Letters
15:48 UK time, Friday, 24 February 2012
"Previous research has suggested the Y sex chromosome, which only men carry, is decaying genetically so fast that it will be extinct in five million years' time." Hmm... I am not sure the original study grasped the concept of what constitutes "fast" fully.
Tom Webb, Surbiton
Is it wrong of me to laugh when I imagine the face of the gallery guard as he discovered that The Scream had been stolen?
John Thompson, Kirkby Lonsdale
To Colin Main (Thursday's letters). Depends on what average you mean (or mode or median). I'd wager more than 50% of people have above average number of eyes for example.
Geraint Morgan, Powys
John (Thursday's letters). Here are 10 broadband speeds: 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3. 90% of them are below average. (At least, the commonly-used "mean" average). I'll get my skew distribution.
Phil Atkin, Cambridge
Re today's random stat. Shouldn't that be 5:18, not 5.18? I'll get my digital watch...
David Scourfield, Cardiff, Wales
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