Steven D'Aprano <steve+pyt...@pearwood.info> added the comment:
I strongly oppose this change, and I dispute the characterisation of this as a misleading note. It is not misleading, and I argue that every word of it is factually correct. Jake, if you disagree, then please provide some citations. Irit: it is ridiculous to describe a two paragraph (nine line) note as "a statistics textbook". That is an exaggerated position that doesn't help the discussion. It's not a textbook, it is a short note that helps users whose knowledge of statistics is naive to understand which statistic is better for them. "If someone doesn't know whether they need the mean or the median, they really need to read a more fundamental text before writing their code." I totally disagree. This module is not intended only for statisticians and experts, and the user who isn't sure which average to use shouldn't have to read a textbook on the fundamentals of statistics. ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <https://bugs.python.org/issue23522> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
