Chris Green writes of my posts in response to his repeated commendations of *The Spirit Level*: >This from the man who is criticizing a book he hasn't yet read.
Chris: Please check my posts and quote where I have given my personal view of the book. All I have done is quote the criticisms of a wide range of academics with expertise in the subject matter, with one exception. That relates to a section I came across in their book in which Wilkinson and Pickett contend that differences in certain psychological traits between citizens of the United States and Japan, such a personal modesty, results from the differences in economic inequality/equality in the two countries. And I added that “I fully acknowledge that this is just one brief item”, while noting that “it does at least exemplify one criticism widely levelled at the book: that the authors do not control for other possible relevant factors.” Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London allenester...@compuserve.com http://www.esterson.org ----------------------------------------------------------- From: Christopher D. Green <chri...@yorku.ca> Subject: Re: The joy of stats Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:48:56 -0500 Allen Esterson wrote: I note that, keeping in mind Mill’s dictum that “He who knows only his own side of the case, knows little of that”, This from the man who is criticizing a book he hasn't yet read. Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=7322 or send a blank email to leave-7322-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
