X-Git-Url: http://unremediatedgender.space/source?p=Ultimately_Untrue_Thought.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=notes%2Fdeflation.py;fp=notes%2Fdeflation.py;h=72d09273e371994f9e233bea0a582910710b5d4a;hp=77efe237e13e1f5799e654c01f2363ccc7d6b751;hb=2fc071e3d84c1ead3fcc932cba95bae1b28a18a7;hpb=1207840d562a974eeefe6072299fd084e53088ef

diff --git a/notes/deflation.py b/notes/deflation.py
index 77efe23..72d0927 100644
--- a/notes/deflation.py
+++ b/notes/deflation.py
@@ -16,32 +16,32 @@ def cohens_d(X, Y):
         )
     )
 
-def population_with_error(μ, σ, n):
+def population_with_error(μ, ε, n):
     def trait():
         return normal(μ, 1)
     def measurement_error():
-        return normal(0, σ)
+        return normal(0, ε)
     return [trait() + measurement_error() for _ in range(n)]
 
 
 # trait differs by 1 standard deviation
-adjusted_f = population_with_error(1, 0, 10000)
-adjusted_m = population_with_error(0, 0, 10000)
+true_f = population_with_error(1, 0, 10000)
+true_m = population_with_error(0, 0, 10000)
 
 # as above, but with 0.5 standard units measurment error
 measured_f = population_with_error(1, 0.5, 10000)
 measured_m = population_with_error(0, 0.5, 10000)
 
-smart_d = cohens_d(adjusted_f, adjusted_m)
-print(smart_d)  # 1.0193773432617055 — d≈1.0, as expected!
+true_d = cohens_d(true_f, true_m)
+print(true_d)  # 1.0193773432617055 — d≈1.0, as expected!
 
 naïve_d = cohens_d(measured_f, measured_m)
 print(naïve_d)  # 0.8953395386313235
 
 
-def performance(g, σ_g, s, n):
+def performance(μ_g, σ_g, s, n):
     def general_ability():
-        return normal(g, σ_g)
+        return normal(μ_g, σ_g)
     def special_ability():
         return normal(s, 1)
     return [general_ability() + special_ability() for _ in range(n)]