----- Original Message ----- From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 6:23 AM Subject: Re: A Scientist Wishes He Was an Economist :) Re: Plus the NYTimesRe: The Washington Post Editorial on Iraq
> > No, you do not have to go back to 1900 as near as I can tell, you don't > have a model as the basis for running this regression. Its not a regression, its a Monte Carlo analysis. Its a kosher as going to the synagogue on Friday after sunset. > Right now, it seems to me that you are simply throwing data against a wall and hoping > that it sticks - which is bad science, as this can produce very misleading > results. > Oh dear God, don't tell Leon Letterman that the techniques I use constitute bad science, he used the same sort of techniques. They'll have to take his Nobel prize away. (I learned my scientific techniques in high energy physics from his contemporaries). <grin> Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
