Actually, n I / 10, 000 and n J / 10, 000 correspond to the estimated frequency/probability with which I performs better and with which J performs better, respectively.
With the 10, 000m q values for each of I and J on hand, we can count the number of examples n I with which I performs better than J and the number of examples n J with which J performs better than I with respect to this quality measure m q.
Brad DeLong digs up a contemporaneous column of mine in which I knew better; here's more from Mark Thoma.
I would like to say a few things about wellness and eating disorders, two subjects with which I am better acquainted than I'd like.
"To this extent," he said, "I feel that I would like to see the vital interests of this country in hands which I understood better and therefore trust more.
The middle child in the Xpress line now takes a candy bar form factor, which I like better than the slider.
D-day came and I arrived for a clandestine meeting at an airport (the name of which I shall better not disclose) with a person I had never set eyes on in my entire life.
Though all I've heard is "Sorry," which I liked better when it was One Republic's "Apologize".
To this extent I feel that I would like to see the vital interests of this country in hands which I understand better, and therefore trust more.
So when I rewrote the book (updated the content) I got a new cover which I liked better, but still felt like it needed more.
