Analyse-it statistical software student prices announced

2000-12-07 Thread Analyse-it Software, Ltd.
We are now pleased to announce new, low-cost, licensing options for students wishing to purchase the Analyse-it statistical analysis add-in software for Microsoft Excel. Three license terms are available: a 1-year license, 2-year license, or a permanent license (never expires). A 1-year student li

Product of two random variables

2000-12-07 Thread Amie Albrecht
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Re: Legal statistical flimflam

2000-12-07 Thread Henry
On Tue, 05 Dec 2000 22:51:22 GMT, Ron Hardin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >``Reasonable probability'' in ordinary use means something pretty near one. Not when I use it. I would say I would say if someone was "guilty beyond reasonable doubt" then that is equivalent to there not being a "reasonable

Re: Correction for ICC

2000-12-07 Thread Kevin F. Spratt
At 01:51 PM 12/7/00 GMT, Jean-Pierre Guay wrote: >Good morning everybody, > >Considering that the value of ICC (2,k) is influenced by the number of >judges, would any of you know a correction that would allow me to >compare results based on 2 diffeent sets of judges (for example compare >a set of

Re: Corection for ICC

2000-12-07 Thread Rich Ulrich
Here are some comments. On Thu, 07 Dec 2000 13:51:05 GMT, Jean-Pierre Guay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Considering that the value of ICC (2,k) is influenced by the number of > judges, would any of you know a correction that would allow me to > compare results based on 2 diffeent sets of judges

Simple question inspired by Florida mess

2000-12-07 Thread mjsilva
I'm a non-statistics person (software engineer) with what I assume is a simple question inspired by the goings-on in Florida. I'll try to word it as accurately as I can, not knowing the right lingo: If one has N binary events (e.g. 10,000 ballots), each with an assumed probability P of "heads" an

Re: adjustment of outcomes, sports. Politics?

2000-12-07 Thread Herman Rubin
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Rich Ulrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: .. > - When I asked before about 'statistical' adjustment of political >ballots, Herman Rubin volunteered that he had heard of vote totals >for candidates being reduced proportionately to

Re: Software for experimental designs

2000-12-07 Thread Ken
To be fair I'm sure SuperLab is fine software for its intended purpose - at least it does clearly label itself to be a specialized data collection and analysis tool. My point was that if all the author of the original post wanted to do was analyze basic factorial or response surface designs then

Re: common mistakes in statistics

2000-12-07 Thread Ken
Humility is good :) While I'm a degreed (Iowa State University) and practicing statistician, in a prior life I also received an advanced degree in Animal Ecology (actually Limnology) from ISU. Having not read your book I'm curious if there are general design types used in Ecology, and if so, wha

Re: common mistakes in statistics

2000-12-07 Thread Gene Gallagher
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dalby, James) wrote: > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand > this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. > > --_=_NextPart_001_01C05FEF.19260B40 > Content-Type: text/plain; > char

Corection for ICC

2000-12-07 Thread Jean-Pierre Guay
Good morning everybody, Considering that the value of ICC (2,k) is influenced by the number of judges, would any of you know a correction that would allow me to compare results based on 2 diffeent sets of judges (for example compare a set of analyses based on 4 judges with a set based on 7)? Tha

Re: common mistakes in statistics

2000-12-07 Thread Jineshwar Singh
Flaws and fallacies in Statistical Thinking by Stephen K. Cambell also discusses some aspects of statistical abuses. Jineshwar Singh, Coordinator, IDS Interdisciplinary Department George Brown College St .James campus [EMAIL PROTECTED] * You cannot control how others ac

Re: Fwd: common mistakes in statistics

2000-12-07 Thread dennis roberts
another RELATED paper ... actually a commentary ... by menger and haim, appeared in NATURE ... v359, october 22, 1992 ... pp 656 - 668 ... is called: struggles to correct published errors ... think this is easy??? ha! fascinating ... At 10:52 PM 12/6/00 -0500, you wrote: > > > > X-Authentica

Re: Fwd: common mistakes in statistics

2000-12-07 Thread dennis roberts
one great paper was done by ken brewer, behavioral statistics textbooks: source of myths and misconceptions j of educational statistics, fall 1985, v10, #3, pp 252-268 he took a sample of stat books, then focused on a number of issues like: hypothesis testing concepts, power, confidence i

Re: common mistakes in statistics

2000-12-07 Thread SSCHEINE
James, I will humbly submit my own book "Design and Analysis of Ecological Experiments" (eds. S. M. Scheiner and J. Gurevitch). The various chapters discuss these issues and provide references to various articles that go into details about specific instances. Sam Scheiner > "Dalby, James" wr

RE: common mistakes in statistics

2000-12-07 Thread Conn, Judith
I don't know about the literature but there is a book entitled, "How to lie with Statistics" that is helpful for the lay person. Judy Conn Statistician CDC?NCIPC -Original Message- From: Dalby, James [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2000 8:43 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTE

RE: common mistakes in statistics

2000-12-07 Thread Olsen, Chris
Title: common mistakes in statistics Sir --      I'm not sure if experimental design falls in your domain of interest, but if so you might try...   Hurlbert, S. H.    Pseudoreplication and the design of ecological field experiments.  Ecological Monographs.  54(2), 1984, 187-211.   Hope thi