And those folks on the east side of the Atlantic speak of "graduating University" while on the west side they "graduate from the University."
The English and the Americans are two countries, separated by a common language Winston Churchill (from my wetware db) Cheers, Jay Jason Owen wrote: > In many reputable texts, you find the phrase "to make inference" > in the context of, e.g., the use sample data to estimate a parameter. > > However, isn't the proper phrasing "to draw inference?" Since inference > is from the verb "to infer," can inference really be made? > > Jason -- Jay Warner Principal Scientist Warner Consulting, Inc. 4444 North Green Bay Road Racine, WI 53404-1216 USA Ph: (262) 634-9100 FAX: (262) 681-1133 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: http://www.a2q.com The A2Q Method (tm) -- What do you want to improve today? . . ================================================================= Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at: . http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ . =================================================================
