In other news, armchair statisticians unite!

You know, just because someone has an opinion that differs from your own and is posted on a spaceship forum, doesn't make them a troll right?

This is a troll:

you're too dumb to know what a troll is

Math is hard...

When you're an idiot.

That's more like it. Why pretend to be something you're not?

Or, in statistical terms: Exploration isk/hr has a much larger standard deviation than lv4 hisec mission isk/hr.

Regardless of this, the expected isk/hr for both activities can be calculated.

nothing is guaranteed in exploration.

Literally too stupid to read, aren't you?

You do know your original troll comment wasn't even to me, right?

Goddamn, there's no end to your dumb is there?

Please keep showing us how you're too incompetent to read relevant posts.

I'm astounded at your ability to overlook any posts that prove you're a blundering idiot.

I'm astounded at your inability to understand the basic concepts of math and statistics.

I'm astounded at your inability to understand the basic concepts of math and statistics.

I would like to see you calculate the isk/hr ratio of exploration and actually prove in-game that the number is correct, and you on a hourly basis produce the calculated income.

I would like you to gain a basic understanding of how math works so you can avoid making idiotic posts like this in the future. I guess neither of us will be getting what we want today.

You literally don't understand what the word "random" means do you?

You literally don't understand how easy it is for "randomness" to be incorporated into statistical analysis do you?

I'll say it again.

You can come up with a proper number of data points to get some sort of isk/hr value for exploration without a doubt. I am not contesting this.

The reliability of such a number, however, would be non-existant and thus the practicality of it is useless.

Do you understand why? (I ask, because I don't think you do).

I would like you to gain a basic understanding of how math works so you can avoid making idiotic posts like this in the future. I guess neither of us will be getting what we want today.

You mean, "I'll say it for the first time". Because until this point what you've actually been saying is "There's no such thing as isk/hr when it comes to exploration." Those are your words, not mine. .

Yeah absolutely, the problem is even if you get that sample size and do those calculations, the results you have are simply not useful in any practical sense, for the reason you described at the end of your post.

Whereas with missions/incursions/anomalies/belt ratting/mining, these things are much more consistent and an accurate and applicable isk/hr number can be had relatively easy.

This is the key.

With incursions/missions/belt ratting/mining, you have a guaranteed isk/hr figure that you can use.

Sure, with enough data points, you could get some relative isk/hr for exploration, but that figure is next to useless due to the random nature of exploration.

I accept your apology and surrender.

Quality posting though, kudos

(Not really, I feel kinda bad that you are this dumb)

Surrender? Ha! Why would I surrender to such an inferior and obviously unarmed opponent?