At 08:48 AM 11/20/01 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Whoops! Youv'e got me there Mr. Atherton! I am not a statistician, just a >liberal arts grad from the 70's and early 80's. Never was require to take >statistics. Fortunately my children have been exposed to statistics in >their middle school curriculum in the Minneapolis Public Schools, so I >imagine in a few years, perhaps in high school, they would be in a better >position to debate statistics and regression models than I.
Well I've always liked what Mark Twain says: there are lies, damned lies, and statistics. There's also the saying that figures don't lie, but liars figure. I've never had a statistics class, but I have had calculus, through differential equations, and I'm not sure what Atherton is refering to with his reference to "regression models" and "variances." It kind of reminds me of how computer techies talk -- and when you ask questions -- rather than being afraid of sounding "stupid" -- a few follow up questions reveal the person doesn't know what they are talking about. I've appreciated both Audrey Johnson and Catherine Shreves sharing the information with the list they are using to make decisions on the school board. Also obviously both Audrey Johnson and Catherine Shreves are reading the posts on Minneapolis Issues. Eva Eva Young Central _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
