Paul Newton wrote: > Paul McNett wrote: >> Stephen Russell wrote: >> >>> Nice rant on why programmers need to learn stats. >>> >>> <http://www.zedshaw.com/essays/programmer_stats.html> >>> >> Hmm, it is a good article. I skipped statistics and always meant to go back >> to it. >> This gives a high-level practical overview of subject matter I really must >> learn. >> >> I've figured out by reading this article that one thing that makes me really >> good at >> troubleshooting is my systematic and patient reducing of confounding >> influences. > I've figured from reading the article that authors who suffer from > Tourett's should employ a sub-editor <g>
Can't you just picture working with this guy though? Hearing him at the coffee pot: "Fuck! You say it takes 3 teaspoons of grind but what is that based on? Because your fucking mother did it that way? Can't you get it through your fucking mind that grind coarseness might come into play here, and that you've never even considered averaging the number of grinds per teaspoon, much less tracking the standard deviation? Fuck!" But then he goes ahead and drinks the coffee you made anyway. Then again maybe he's the quiet introvert type at work, and only rants when online. I'm left asking: do people like this guy, or otherwise? So, he succeeded. Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
