At 8:53 AM -0500 2/14/02, Stephen Black wrote: >For immediate release: > >I have been asked by the Olympic Committee to look into the >question of how the use of ordinals to determine rank may have >affected the outcome of the judging of the pairs competition. At >a press conference earlier today I announced my findings. > >It wasn't the ordinals' fault. Using interval data,
But, can you justify this use on the basis of their measurement techniques? >I calculated >the average combined scores awarded to the Canucks and the >Ruskies. My findings: > >Canucks: 5.833 >Ruskies: 5.817 > >Outcome: Canucks by a hair Whose? * PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Psychology Dept Minnesota State University, Mankato * * 23 Armstrong Hall, Mankato, MN 56001 ph 507-389-6217 * * http://www.mankato.msus.edu/dept/psych/welcome.html * --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
