On Mon, 26 Nov 2001, Harry Avis wrote:

> I can't remember whether the Friden calculators were
> completely electronic or operated like an electrified adding machine. Either
> way my guess (counting the chunk-achunk-achunk) that seems indelibly wrote
> in my auditory memory, each "chunka" was a half second, so the answer would
> depend on the number of places needed.

You had CALCULATORS when you went to grad school? You were lucky!
We had to use our fingers and toes to calculate ANOVAs. That's
why our n's could never be greater than 20.

-Stephen

------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stephen Black, Ph.D.                      tel: (819) 822-9600 ext 2470
Department of Psychology                  fax: (819) 822-9661
Bishop's University                    e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Lennoxville, QC
J1M 1Z7
Canada     Department web page at http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy
           Check out TIPS listserv for teachers of psychology at:
           http://www.frostburg.edu/dept/psyc/southerly/tips/
------------------------------------------------------------------------


---
You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Reply via email to