Look at minitab's "trimmed mean." It is a Tukey (I think) invention
w/5% chopped from each end, leaving the central 90%. For the high
variance, high skew, common world, a good approach.
On Tue, 29 Jan 2002, Rich Ulrich wrote:
> On 17 Jan 2002 00:05:02 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hekon) wrote
If you define the range as max - min, you get zero, not one. What
definition are you using.
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Maybe the most common mistake is omission of graphic eye-balling.
On Thu, 22 Mar 2001, Paul Swank wrote:
> I couldn't help wanting to add my own 2 cents to the discussion about statistical
>errors because I have always thought that people put too much faith in formal tests
>of assumptions. W
It is a basic priciple of econ: Tax that which you want less of.
On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, Robert J. MacG. Dawson wrote:
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> > >>
> > >> The Boston Univ Department of Mathematics and Statistics is
> > >> seeking a part-time temporary lecturer to teach an
> > >> introductory statistics class in th
