I can't believe you had to explain that :) Are you talking about all graphs or just the ones you don't agree with?
On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 10:33 PM, Maureen <mamamaur...@gmail.com> wrote: > > It's a math insult: "You drew the curves, then plotted the points". > In other words, you made the data fit the assumption. Unfortunately, > the practice has escaped from the math world and become ubiquitous, > especially in media and internet discussions. > > On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 6:28 PM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> funny I've always done it the other way, fit the curve to the data. >> >> In other words the data ought to drive your theories. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:308979 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
