You are right, Patrick, there is no evidence that he is - as much as there is no evidence that he is not. There is no evidence that he is in Switzerland; there is no evidence that he is in Computer Science; and there is no evidence that he is in fact "Mahesh." It seems to me we are now redeclaring zero evidence for A to likely evidence for B by engaging in a mixture of unqualified psychological profiling, speculation, and still, discipline-based contempt. And from all this we conclude that it is about 50 % likely that he is an MBA student. - Really? I still find this strange for a group that is "obsessed" with valid inference and small alpha errors. I prefer to stick with Descartes: "It is even useful to assume the dubious as false to find the more clearly that which is very certain and easily recognizable." And as such your story - even though possible - is still not more than one out of many possible stories. But since I am probably biased in the other direction, may be we can get covername "Mahesh" to send us a private email what he is really doing.
Daniel ------------------------- cuncta stricte discussurus ------------------------- -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Patrick Connolly [mailto:p_conno...@slingshot.co.nz] Gesendet: Monday, October 05, 2009 1:56 AM An: Daniel Malter Cc: 'David Winsemius'; r-help@r-project.org Betreff: [R] The nature of evidence (was Re: [R] Urgently needed Exercisesolutions related to PracticalData) On Sat, 03-Oct-2009 at 11:35PM -0400, Daniel Malter wrote: |> This person has probably mistaken "expelsior" for "excelsior." |> |> However, be that as it may, I am personally annoyed by your |> statement, David, in which you indicate that you believe this to be |> an MBA/business school problem, especially since the delinquent |> clearly indicates in his post - for which YOU have provided the link |> - that he is a computer science student, and also because it is |> presented without any evidence (which is particularly ironic because |> this list is for helping with a program that analyzes "evidence"). In fairness to David, what is the evidence that the OP really *is* a computer science student? Something tells me not to believe a word coming from the "evidence" Daniel uses. The idea of an MBA student showing how diverse his skills are by getting enough credits to pass a computer science qualification is not that far-fetched. Being able to wing an MBA-type job with such a qualification would be somewhat easier than winging a computer science job. On balance, I'd say the evidence for David's postulate is at least as good as it is for the null. |> I say that with the full consciousness and great respect that I have |> for your numerous, very helpful contributions to this list and, |> personally, to problems I had, but I don't think that this uppity |> disciplinary attitude is appropriate. |> |> Daniel |> |> ------------------------- |> cuncta stricte discussurus |> ------------------------- |> |> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- |> Von: r-help-boun...@r-project.org |> [mailto:r-help-boun...@r-project.org] Im Auftrag von David Winsemius |> Gesendet: Saturday, October 03, 2009 9:48 PM |> An: Mahesh Krishnan |> Cc: r-help@r-project.org |> Betreff: Re: [R] Urgently needed Exercise solutions related to |> PracticalData Analysis Using R Statisctial Software |> |> |> On Oct 3, 2009, at 8:31 PM, Mahesh Krishnan wrote: |> |> > Hello, |> > |> > Can anybody help me in solving these exercises on regular basis |> > paid or unpaid basis. |> > If he/she want to pay by PayPal then it should be noticed that |> > mention at this email kindly your paypal email account where one |> > can transfer money in all cases. |> > |> > But please respect the deadline in al cases.. *Dealine for this |> > assignment is 07.10.09.* *If it is paid based then kindly let me |> > know a decent price for this ..* |> > |> > Regard, |> > Mahesh |> |> Mahesh has also posted this at: |> http://www.odesk.com/jobs/Practical-Data-Analysis-Statistical-softwar |> e-data- |> analysis-needed_ |> ~~ee9e750d03fe4303?source=rss |> |> And is offering payment for a longer term for "Solving Exercises for |> a student on regular basis! |> Estimated Workload:As needed - Less than 10 hrs/week Estimated |> Duration:3 to 6 months Last Buyer Activity:September 15, 2009" |> |> Who could resist with the average fee of $11.64? |> |> It's probably a life strategy. Pay your way through your business |> school homework exercises and then hire someone to do all your |> technical work once you get a management position. |> |> -- |> |> David Winsemius, MD |> Heritage Laboratories |> West Hartford, CT |> |> ______________________________________________ |> R-help@r-project.org mailing list |> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help |> PLEASE do read the posting guide |> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html |> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. |> |> ______________________________________________ |> R-help@r-project.org mailing list |> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help |> PLEASE do read the posting guide |> http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html |> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. -- ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. ___ Patrick Connolly {~._.~} Great minds discuss ideas _( Y )_ Average minds discuss events (:_~*~_:) Small minds discuss people (_)-(_) ..... Eleanor Roosevelt ~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~.~. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.
