blagswod
Re:A bad cup of tea and the birth of modern statistics
on Saturday September 07, 2019 @02:30PM (#20905619)
If I ever get to Dublin I want to see Hamilton's quaternion plaque on Brougham Bridge.
Re:A bad cup of tea and the birth of modern statistics
on Friday September 06, 2019 @11:46PM (#20901673)
Reading the title of this article, I immediately thought of William S. Gosset, "The Guinness Brewer Who Revolutionized Statistics", earlier in the century. I am sure there are even older examples.
https://priceonomics.com/the-guinness-brewer-who-revolutioni...
Re:Inequality in nature and society
on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @07:05PM (#16066728)
I guess this too is a meme?
From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
Re:Inequality in nature and society
on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @06:23PM (#16066460)
Free men are not equal; equal men are not free.
Re:Re-reading Kahneman's “Thinking, Fast and Slow”
on Monday July 04, 2016 @09:01PM (#12033837)
Interesting, that's the chapter that caused me to finally put the book down. The gist of it was: people not thoroughly trained in statistics aren't good at it.
This is hardly news. In fact, even highly intelligent people struggle with the Monty Hall problem, for instance.