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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| + | {{incomplete|How are the two lines on the graph to be understood. There is no real explanation for this, and it is by far clear what is what in the first panel.}} | ||
[[Cueball]] is taking a scientific approach to creating a valentine card. Based on the first chart, the recipient is his fiancée since he noted major events (first meeting and engaged, thus they are not married yet, or it should have been noted on the graph). The labels of a heart and smiley represent Cueball's feelings for her and happiness accordingly. This implies that Cueball had love and feelings for someone else before he first met the love he is breaking up with. While they were dating, the feelings and happiness levels were very unstable, as is expected for any new relationship. That later dropped to current levels, probably due to Cueball's lack of love towards her. | [[Cueball]] is taking a scientific approach to creating a valentine card. Based on the first chart, the recipient is his fiancée since he noted major events (first meeting and engaged, thus they are not married yet, or it should have been noted on the graph). The labels of a heart and smiley represent Cueball's feelings for her and happiness accordingly. This implies that Cueball had love and feelings for someone else before he first met the love he is breaking up with. While they were dating, the feelings and happiness levels were very unstable, as is expected for any new relationship. That later dropped to current levels, probably due to Cueball's lack of love towards her. | ||
| − | In the second panel, there are variables r<sub>0</sub>, r<sub>1</sub>, r<sub>2</sub>, each value at 0.20, -0.61, -0.83 accordingly. | + | In the second panel, there are variables r<sub>0</sub>,r<sub>1</sub>,r<sub>2</sub>, each value at 0.20, -0.61, -0.83 accordingly. This is probably his love at different chronological points in his relationship, r<sub>0</sub> being the start. This contradicts the data in the first panel's chart, as is contains no negative values, assuming a {{w|cartesian plane}}. |
| − | + | However, his rigorous approach makes him realize that the happiness he derives from the relationship is declining, which presents him with a choice. Will he be a true scientist by accepting data that he doesn't like, or will he be romantic and just make a cute card? | |
| − | + | He decides that he is a scientist and so presents his significant other with a breakup valentine. The card has a heart on it crossed by a graph with a negative trend, forming the stereotypical torn heart and showing the decline of his feelings. | |
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| − | He decides that he is a scientist and so presents his significant other with a breakup valentine | ||
The comic may be intended as a cautionary tale to new scientists; while the graph in the leftmost panel shows an apparent correlation between Cueball's love and his happiness, and it shows his happiness is lower than it might be expected to be without his partner, it fails to show that the falling love affects falling happiness-- it may be the case that falling happiness effects falling love, or that both happiness and love are affected by an unidentified factor. For example, temporary external crises may be weighing on Cueball's relationship as well as his happiness. | The comic may be intended as a cautionary tale to new scientists; while the graph in the leftmost panel shows an apparent correlation between Cueball's love and his happiness, and it shows his happiness is lower than it might be expected to be without his partner, it fails to show that the falling love affects falling happiness-- it may be the case that falling happiness effects falling love, or that both happiness and love are affected by an unidentified factor. For example, temporary external crises may be weighing on Cueball's relationship as well as his happiness. | ||
| − | The title text seems to be him trying to console himself that he did the right thing. You should not use science to prove that your theory is right, but to find out which theory is the right one! | + | The title text seems to be him trying to console himself that he did the right thing. You should not use science to prove that '''your''' theory is right, but to find out '''which''' theory is the right one! |
This is not the first time that Cueball has had relationship difficulties related to graphing, as shown in [[523: Decline]]. | This is not the first time that Cueball has had relationship difficulties related to graphing, as shown in [[523: Decline]]. | ||
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[[Category:Statistics]] | [[Category:Statistics]] | ||
[[Category:Science]] | [[Category:Science]] | ||
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