Statistics Anyone?

[urbsdad6]

Forgive me if this has been discussed before, but I haven't delved into the archives to check. I woke up this morning curious about statistical analysis of the 9/11 events and the London Bombing. Understand I am not a statistician nor am I mathematican beyond figuring out that there is too much month left at the end of the money. For all intents and purposes this question is not meant to suggest any particular political leaning. With that said, here goes.

What are the odds that NORAD would be practicing a drill that very closely resembled the 9/11 scenario on the exact same day that 9/11 occurred and at the same time?


What are the odds that only Larry Siversteins buildings would be destroyed in the process even though the architect says they were each designed to withstand the impact of 2 707's, NYCFD tapes indicate the fires were under control and pictures show people standing in the affected areas that were supposedly so hot from fire that the steel melted and caused the collapse?

What are the odds that none of the surrounding structures across the street would be destroyed by collateral damge from the fall of the towers? (Buildings were damaged and fires occurred but easily controlled)

Lastly, what are the odds that a double bombing drill exactly like the the one that happened in London was being practiced on the same day at the same time those bombings occurred?

Again I am asking for someone with more expertise than myself to put it on the block for study/discussion and find out if these can be answered mathematically and whether or not they are statistically significant. I hope I have phrased the questions in a form that allows them to be studied from a statistical point.


Doc Urb