opaqueice;353711 Wrote: > ...the most common is when data points are not independent but the > analysis assumes they are...
Unfortunately, _proving_ independence in the general case is not possible... often researchers will assume independence if it seems "reasonable" to do so, in their opinion (which is often incorrect)... opaqueice;353711 Wrote: > ...it's really, really, really hard to account for all possible > confounding factors In fact since many may be lurking, it is impossible to even identify all of them - let alone account for their influence(s). Statistics can be a most unsatisfactory science, but it is the best we have to work with. Usually it should be viewed (and used!) with a VERY high degree of skepticism. :) -- NewBuyer ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NewBuyer's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7862 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=54077 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
