Comments on: Finding the Optimum Meeting Location http://blog.afoolishmanifesto.com/archives/868 fREWdiculous! Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:07:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dan Chamberlain http://blog.afoolishmanifesto.com/archives/868/comment-page-1#comment-218 Dan Chamberlain Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:13:16 +0000 http://blog.afoolishmanifesto.com/?p=868#comment-218 I think you need to "kill" the outliers. Basically, assuming that the Hawaii and Costa Rica folks will be flying anyway; what's the center then? I'd run it this way based on weighting straight at # of people. I'd then run it with weight multiplied inversely by generation (e.g. Grandparents = # * 4; Kids (our parents) = # * 3; Our Generation = # * 2; My Kids = # 1). See what the answers are that come back then. Could be less boring.... I think you need to “kill” the outliers. Basically, assuming that the Hawaii and Costa Rica folks will be flying anyway; what’s the center then?

I’d run it this way based on weighting straight at # of people.

I’d then run it with weight multiplied inversely by generation (e.g. Grandparents = # * 4; Kids (our parents) = # * 3; Our Generation = # * 2; My Kids = # 1).

See what the answers are that come back then. Could be less boring….

]]> By: Colin http://blog.afoolishmanifesto.com/archives/868/comment-page-1#comment-217 Colin Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:39:54 +0000 http://blog.afoolishmanifesto.com/?p=868#comment-217 So I guess the only question that remains is, where did the center of your family end up being? So I guess the only question that remains is, where did the center of your family end up being?

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