Aliens: Are We Looking in the Wrong Place?
Big Alien Theory explanation website - http://www.thebigalientheory.com/
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REFERENCES:
Big Alien Theory explanation website - http://www.thebigalientheory.com/#size
Size of Planets research paper - http://arxiv.org/abs/1503.07804
Development of intelligent life paper - http://arxiv.org/abs/1601.05063
Stars in the universe – http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-resources/how-many-stars-are-there/
Stars in the universe - http://www.universetoday.com/102630/how-many-stars-are-there-in-the-universe/
Marginal distributions - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marginal_distribution
Bayesian Statistics Parameter Inference - https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Sept13/Trotta/Trotta3.html
Conditional expectation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conditional_expectation
Common Blood types - http://www.redcrossblood.org/learn-about-blood/blood-types
World population data - http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/Download/Standard/Population/
US State population data - http://www.ipl.org/div/stateknow/popchart.html
MN county population data - http://www.minnesota-demographics.com/counties_by_population
Premier league popularity - https://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/the-distribution-of-fandom-in-pro-leagues/
number of fans of Man U - http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-21478857
List of World Religions - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_religions_and_spiritual_traditions
“Other” religions - http://www.pewforum.org/2012/12/18/global-religious-landscape-other/
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