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He's not going due to his record but the way the job link speculation was handled. There's no point having a successful manager at this level as they'll inevitably be linked elsewhere. And if that speculation isn't handled well, and affects team morale, performance and subsequently the collapse we suffered, it suggests something needs changing.

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​would I have to move my freezer?

That depends on another number of statistical matters, which all pale into significance if you are going to tell me that your freezer is stored in your best mate's garage, or something similar. In truth your domestic arrangements are of little concern to me, but I would wish you always to be comfortably warm. Might I therefore suggest you buy a calor gas heater or electrical equivalent for your kitchen area.

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That depends on another number of statistical matters, which all pale into significance if you are going to tell me that your freezer is stored in your best mate's garage, or something similar. In truth your domestic arrangements are of little concern to me, but I would wish you always to be comfortably warm. Might I therefore suggest you buy a calor gas heater or electrical equivalent for your kitchen area.

​Sounds safer than turning all of the hobs on, lighting pieces of tissue paper and throwing them into the air for target practice for my ice cube gun.

For what its worth, my freezer is in the same room, I would just have to lie at an uncomfortable angle

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Statistics are no substitute for judgement.  Not my quote, can't remember who said it but so true

​Statistics aren't something that make sense in a vacuum. You need to present them with context, and some model by which to argue a point. By simply stating a state, of the sort: "Sobbie Ravage has a passing accuracy of 85%, while Barren Dent has a passing rate of only 75%" is meaningless on it's own. "When I eat fudge on match day, we win 57% of the time" is equally meaningless. Statistics aren't something of value on their own, much as opinions aren't. It's when they've put together and used in a coherent manner that they actually have some value. 

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​Doubt it. A freezer operates at -18C, so with the difference you would still be bloody hot. 

​Let's say for Standy McAverage that the head is roughly 5kg, the feet are about 3kg and the body is roughly 72kg. If the head is at 250°C, the body is at a nice 22°C room temperature and those pesky feet are at -18°C, then we can actually figure out a weight adjusted average for them. 

(5/80)*250°C+(3/80)*(-18°C)+(72/80)*22°C

Which comes to around ~35°C. Depending on activity though it might start feeling a bit uncomfortably warm at that temperature, but relaxing with your head in the oven, that on average could well be argued to be comfortably warm. 

I know what you're thinking though, do the feet really have that much of an impact being in the freezer? Well, not being in there it would bump the average right up to ~36°C, so you can make your own mind up on that one. 

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​Statistics aren't something that make sense in a vacuum. You need to present them with context, and some model by which to argue a point. By simply stating a state, of the sort: "Sobbie Ravage has a passing accuracy of 85%, while Barren Dent has a passing rate of only 75%" is meaningless on it's own. "When I eat fudge on match day, we win 57% of the time" is equally meaningless. Statistics aren't something of value on their own, much as opinions aren't. It's when they've put together and used in a coherent manner that they actually have some value. 

While statistics can be extremely valuable they are also notorious for being a means that people use to make false and misleading arguments. So Big Mac has the best win/ loss ratio - but his last 13 games were disastrous and are the ones that matter not what happened last season

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While statistics can be extremely valuable they are also notorious for being a means that people use to make false and misleading arguments. So Big Mac has the best win/ loss ratio - but his last 13 games were disastrous and are the ones that matter not what happened last season

​Yep - Mac's mistake was not spreading those last 13 performances throughout the season, so that they would be lost in the statistical noise

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