Surprisingly often I find myself thinking about poker in everyday life (even while not playing poker, that is). And surprisingly often I find something I learned in poker is also applicable in life outside the game. In this case, the concept of <i>variance</i> comes to mind. Basically that values (for instance number of deaths of celebrities) are spread out. Sometimes there are more, and sometimes there are less. And that&#x27;s just how it is, it doesn&#x27;t automatically mean there&#x27;s a trend change either way.<p>Lots of pages out there to read about it, here&#x27;s one that might give more insight than my comment: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thepokerbank.com&#x2F;strategy&#x2F;other&#x2F;variance&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.thepokerbank.com&#x2F;strategy&#x2F;other&#x2F;variance&#x2F;</a>