05-22-2008, 05:38 PM | #1 |
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Cory Doctorow on Probability Theory
A brief article in the London Guardian. I'm posting it because I know that a lot of people like his books, many of which are available in our book upload section, thanks to JSWolf:
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Try being a weather forecaster; now that's a trial for statisticians... |
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Huh? That article isn't a rant against statistics, but against people that don't understand the statistics of infrequent events. If anything, it's a plea for more statistics education.
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Sorry, I hadn't realised I'd ranted against statistics...I was just commenting on the article bringing to home why I hated the blooming stuff...
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