Comments on: Most people in India are born in August.. http://www.deepakg.com/blog/2009/08/most-people-in-india-are-born-in-august/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sheartech http://www.deepakg.com/blog/2009/08/most-people-in-india-are-born-in-august/comment-page-1/#comment-1070 sheartech Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:09:51 +0000 http://www.deepakg.com/blog/?p=376#comment-1070 I just read the article, thanks for sharing the link with us I just read the article, thanks for sharing the link with us

]]> By: deepakg http://www.deepakg.com/blog/2009/08/most-people-in-india-are-born-in-august/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 deepakg Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:02:44 +0000 http://www.deepakg.com/blog/?p=376#comment-1025 Thats interesting read and could well be the reason why the data is so skewed but I need to research if such a cut-off does exist for the domestic cricketing tournaments.<br><br>Here's another paper that explores the relationship between DOB and "luck" (PDF link).<br><a href="http://www.psy.herts.ac.uk/wiseman/papers/Born%2520lucky%2520PAID%25202005.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.psy.herts.ac.uk/wiseman/papers/Born%...</a> Thats interesting read and could well be the reason why the data is so skewed but I need to research if such a cut-off does exist for the domestic cricketing tournaments.

Here's another paper that explores the relationship between DOB and “luck” (PDF link).
http://www.psy.herts.ac.uk/wiseman/papers/Born%…

]]> By: deepakg http://www.deepakg.com/blog/2009/08/most-people-in-india-are-born-in-august/comment-page-1/#comment-1024 deepakg Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:59:53 +0000 http://www.deepakg.com/blog/?p=376#comment-1024 It could be - but I am not aware of a single cut off like this that works across the entire country. Someone did explore the connection between cricketers' DOB and their performance but I don't think it established a conclusive theory:<br><br><a href="http://blogs.cricinfo.com/diffstrokes/archives/2009/06/do_birth_dates_affect_performa.php" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.cricinfo.com/diffstrokes/archives/...</a><br><br>I am aware of another such study on DOBs influencing how lucky someone is/feels:<br><a href="http://www.psy.herts.ac.uk/wiseman/papers/Born%2520lucky%2520PAID%25202005.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.psy.herts.ac.uk/wiseman/papers/Born%...</a> It could be – but I am not aware of a single cut off like this that works across the entire country. Someone did explore the connection between cricketers' DOB and their performance but I don't think it established a conclusive theory:

http://blogs.cricinfo.com/diffstrokes/archives/…

I am aware of another such study on DOBs influencing how lucky someone is/feels:
http://www.psy.herts.ac.uk/wiseman/papers/Born%…

]]> By: Vineeth http://www.deepakg.com/blog/2009/08/most-people-in-india-are-born-in-august/comment-page-1/#comment-1023 Vineeth Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:48:57 +0000 http://www.deepakg.com/blog/?p=376#comment-1023 If you haven't read Outliers - here's a snippet that explains the idea... <a href="http://blog.puddleducks.ie/2008/12/19/outliers-and-munster-rugby/" rel="nofollow">http://blog.puddleducks.ie/2008/12/19/outliers-...</a> If you haven't read Outliers – here's a snippet that explains the idea… http://blog.puddleducks.ie/2008/12/19/outliers-…

]]> By: uglybutbearable http://www.deepakg.com/blog/2009/08/most-people-in-india-are-born-in-august/comment-page-1/#comment-1022 uglybutbearable Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:14:58 +0000 http://www.deepakg.com/blog/?p=376#comment-1022 Interesting. Wonder if this links to the concept that Malcolm Gladwell writes about in in 'Outliers', where setting age-wise cut-offs based around particular dates end up favouring sportspersons who were born closer to that date. Would you know which date/month of the year is set as the cut-off date when defining the age groups for cricket, or when the age-group related teams are selected at the state-level? For example, for an under-14 team, would it be that only players born on or after November 30, 1995 would be considered eligible?<br><br>[Arrived at your site through Will Luke's blog, The Corridor.] Interesting. Wonder if this links to the concept that Malcolm Gladwell writes about in in 'Outliers', where setting age-wise cut-offs based around particular dates end up favouring sportspersons who were born closer to that date. Would you know which date/month of the year is set as the cut-off date when defining the age groups for cricket, or when the age-group related teams are selected at the state-level? For example, for an under-14 team, would it be that only players born on or after November 30, 1995 would be considered eligible?

[Arrived at your site through Will Luke's blog, The Corridor.]

]]> By: New York Limousine http://www.deepakg.com/blog/2009/08/most-people-in-india-are-born-in-august/comment-page-1/#comment-1020 New York Limousine Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:19:34 +0000 http://www.deepakg.com/blog/?p=376#comment-1020 Ya I think you are right , I have born on august, and my few friends also born in august. Thank you Ya I think you are right , I have born on august, and my few friends also born in august. Thank you

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