A number of years ago I heard a story about a statistician who always
walked into his seminar and spent 5 minutes erasing the board. One day the
class erased it for him before he arrived. He came in and as usual spent 5
minutes erasing the board.
When asked why, he responded something like "I use that time to plan my
lecture."
Questions:
1. Is this a urban myth, or did it really happen?
2. If it was real, who was the famous statistician?
3. Does anyone know for sure on either of these "facts"?
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Richard S. Lehman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Professor of Psychology (That's R-underscore-Lehman)
Department of Psychology
Franklin & Marshall College Voice (717)291-4202
PO Box 3003 FAX (717)291-4387
Lancaster, PA 17604-3003
"I'd rather be blowing glass."
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