Makes sense! How people deal with the uncertainty could also be informative. If they talk about calculating the expected value (in earnings) of a tournament, or expected points won from a shot, or get excited about sport statisticians’ work generally—then that would be extra-encouraging.
I personally wouldn’t pay that much attention to the particular language people use—it’s more highly correlated with their local culture than with abilities or interests. I’d personally be extra excited to talk to someone with a strong track record of handling uncertainty well who had a completely different vocabulary than me, although I’d also expect it to take more effort to get to the payoff.
Makes sense! How people deal with the uncertainty could also be informative. If they talk about calculating the expected value (in earnings) of a tournament, or expected points won from a shot, or get excited about sport statisticians’ work generally—then that would be extra-encouraging.
I personally wouldn’t pay that much attention to the particular language people use—it’s more highly correlated with their local culture than with abilities or interests. I’d personally be extra excited to talk to someone with a strong track record of handling uncertainty well who had a completely different vocabulary than me, although I’d also expect it to take more effort to get to the payoff.