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:::::Those countries won 18 medals out of 962 in 2012.

:::::Those countries won 18 medals out of 962 in 2012.

::::The proportion of medals won by those countries actually went up from 2008 to 2012 (1.566% to 1.871%); the p-value, though, is 0.6068, which indicates no statistical significance at any common alpha level.  [[User:GregG|GregG]] 17:21, 13 August 2012 (EDT)

::::The proportion of medals won by those countries actually went up from 2008 to 2012 (1.566% to 1.871%); the p-value, though, is 0.6068, which indicates no statistical significance at any common alpha level.  [[User:GregG|GregG]] 17:21, 13 August 2012 (EDT)

We should be comparing two sets of countries - those that implement same-sex marriage and those that prohibit same-sex marriage.  When comparing sets with similar economies and populations, one could find that medal counts when down for both groups.  The question is whether there is a statistically significant difference in the drop in medal count between the same-sex marriage and no same-sex marriage countries.  I would guess that there are so many other factors that have a larger effect on the medal count, that any difference would be insignificant, but I welcome someone to run the numbers. [[User:Wschact|Wschact]] 18:35, 13 August 2012 (EDT)

We should be comparing two sets of countries - those that implement same-sex marriage and those that prohibit same-sex marriage.  When comparing sets with similar economies and populations, one could find that medal counts when down for both groups.  The question is whether there is a statistically significant difference in the drop in medal count between the same-sex marriage and no same-sex marriage countries.  I would guess that there are so many other factors that have a larger effect on the medal count, that any difference would be insignificant, but I welcome someone to run the numbers. [[User:Wschact|Wschact]] 18:35, 13 August 2012 (EDT)