Re: best inference

2001-11-23 Thread Herman Rubin
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Rich Ulrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wed, 21 Nov 2001 10:24:54 -0600, Bill Jefferys [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dennis Roberts) wrote: #on this near holiday ... at least in the usa ... i wonder if you might

Re: best inference

2001-11-22 Thread Rolf Dalin
This is not a big holiday in Sweden, but I'll be brief anyway, throwing in some personal thoughts: Understanding that the notion of relationship between (two) variables have different aspects. Like correlation measures, statistical effect, explanatory power, consistency, mechanism ... And

Re: best inference

2001-11-22 Thread Thom Baguley
Alan McLean wrote: Happy holiday, Dennis. I have two answers to this question - pick one! First, the recognition that all of statistics, but particularly inference, is about providing, and assessing the strength of, evidence - in circumstances where some measurement(s) can sensibly be

Re: best inference

2001-11-21 Thread Bill Jefferys
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dennis Roberts) wrote: #on this near holiday ... at least in the usa ... i wonder if you might #consider for a moment: # #what is the SINGLE most valuable concept/procedure/skill (just one!) ... #that you would think is most important when it

Re: best inference

2001-11-21 Thread Jay Warner
Dennis Roberts wrote: on this near holiday ... at least in the usa ... i wonder if you might consider for a moment: what is the SINGLE most valuable concept/procedure/skill (just one!) ... that you would think is most important when it comes to passing along to students studying

Re: best inference

2001-11-21 Thread Rich Ulrich
On Wed, 21 Nov 2001 10:24:54 -0600, Bill Jefferys [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dennis Roberts) wrote: #on this near holiday ... at least in the usa ... i wonder if you might #consider for a moment: # #what is the SINGLE most valuable

Re: best inference

2001-11-21 Thread Alan McLean
Happy holiday, Dennis. I have two answers to this question - pick one! First, the recognition that all of statistics, but particularly inference, is about providing, and assessing the strength of, evidence - in circumstances where some measurement(s) can sensibly be defined, and these