Re: Looking for some datasets

2002-01-07 Thread Jill Binker
a mix of categorical and continuous >wouldn't be bad, either). > >Could someone here steer me in the direction of some good datasets? Some >of my interests include technology, sports, and vital statistics. > >Mike Joner >======

Re: Statistical illiteracy: more examples

2002-01-02 Thread Jill Binker
ws is an email newsletter for those interested in the Chance course on prob/stat -- it's a great source for prob/stat topics in the news.) http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance ____ Jill Binker Fathom Dynamic Statistics Software KCP Technologies, an affiliate of Key

Re: Statistical illiteracy in Assoc. Press

2001-12-14 Thread Jill Binker
University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, U.K. > http://www.warwick.ac.uk/statsdept/Staff/JEHS/ >3 ((4&({*.(=+/))++/=3:)@([:,/0&,^:(i.3)@|:"2^:2))&.>@]^:(i.@[) <#:3 6 2 Jill Binker Fathom Dynamic Statistics Software KCP Te

Re: anyone using datadesk ?

2001-11-26 Thread Jill Binker
1:36 AM 11/23/01 +, Frank Mattes wrote: >> >Hi >> >I discovered datadesk (www.datadesk.com), a application which allows >> >graphical exploration of your data. >> >I'm wondering if anyone is using this software >> > >> >Thank >> > &g

Re: They look different; are they really?

2001-10-01 Thread Jill Binker
>> Class A: 48.3 < mu < 63.8 >> Class B: 65.4 < mu < 80.9 >> >> As I say, I have major qualms about whether this computation means >> anything. So let me pose my question: given the two sets of results >> shown earlier, _is_ there a valid statistical me

outliers (was MCAS)

2001-08-30 Thread Jill Binker
ean it ain't data. Also, some tests only work when there are no outliers, so if you have outliers, those tests won't work and you need to do something else. (This, I believe, is the real motivation behind "delete them.") Or am I being an idot (again)? _

Re: Rates and proportions

2000-06-20 Thread Jill Binker
ble idea of what is happening ... Reword these as per 10,000? That way you have "whole people" while preserving the differences among the rates. Disclaimer: I am in NO WAY an expert. Jill Binker Fathom Dynamic Statistics Software KCP Technologies, an af

Re: misusing stats: examples

2000-05-10 Thread Jill Binker
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