Yep. > On Dec 17, 2016, at 7:35 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes > <[email protected]> wrote: > > I also studied statistics as part of my psych degree. I actually was paid as > a statistician by a couple of market research companies. More importantly, I > studied philosophy of science, so learned all about experimental design, the > null hypothesis, and falsification. Those are things about which many > "scientists" are unaware. > > Greg > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mercedes [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jon Agne > via Mercedes > Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2016 2:02 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Cc: Jon Agne > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Global Warming In MD, Yo > > I am sure that it’s a good book. I studied Statistics and Economics at > Northwestern. I fully understand them. > > Jon > > >> On Dec 17, 2016, at 3:17 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Jon, I know you are a very intelligent guy. Read this book. It is a >> classic and was out of print for decades, but within in lies universal >> truth, presented in a humorous way. Now it is back in print again. >> https://www.amazon.com/How-Lie-Statistics-Darrell-Huff/dp/0393310728 You >> can read the first few pages online for free. >> >> It is under $10. Or you local welfare bookstore probably has a copy you can >> read for free. (pubic library) >> >> I was fortunate enough to get a copy from one of my several Statistics profs >> when he retired. He tried to teach Ed statistics to wannabe school sups. >> The majority of them were dumber that a rock. >> >> It is the ONLY book from college or grad school I continue to refer to! In >> fact, it was not even a required book, but Dr Neteusil in the Ed Stat class >> kept referring to it because ed statistics (and peer reviewed pubs) are rife >> with statistical errors, bias and misapplication. >> >>> Jon Agne via Mercedes <mailto:[email protected]> >>> December 17, 2016 at 1:19 PM >>> https://www.climate-lab-book.ac.uk/2016/spiralling-global-temperatures/ >>> <https://www.climate-lab-book.ac.uk/2016/spiralling-global-temperatures/> >>> >>> >>> >>> _________________ >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >
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