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Re:The t-test was invented at the Guinness brewery by ayhanfuat on Sunday May 26, 2024 @07:45PM (#40486347)
You probably missed it. This is something stat book authors love to mention. I don’t remember a stat intro book that doesn’t have a footnote for “Student t”.
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Re:The t-test was invented at the Guinness brewery by BeetleB on Sunday May 26, 2024 @10:04PM (#40487007)
Just went through mine a few months ago. It definitely doesn't have it.
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Re:The t-test was invented at the Guinness brewery by whimsicalism on Sunday May 26, 2024 @10:31PM (#40487124)
what book? i'm honestly curious because of how frequently this story is repeated in stats textbooks
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Re:The t-test was invented at the Guinness brewery by BeetleB on Monday May 27, 2024 @01:15PM (#40492704)
The author is Jay Devore.
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