Re: cutting tails of samples

2002-01-31 Thread Jon Miller
Or calculating premiums. Those outliers just get in the way. Throw 'em out. How come we're not making any money? Jon Miller = Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSA

Re: Modelling Problem

2002-01-14 Thread Jon Miller
random variable) to get the interest rate. Is this what you are asking? Jon Miller = Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and archives are available at http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ =

Re: Stat question

2001-12-05 Thread Jon Miller
Stan Brown wrote: > Jon Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in sci.stat.edu: > > > >Stan Brown wrote: > > > >> I would respectfully suggest that the OP _first_ carefully study the > >> textbook sections that correspond to the missed lectures, get notes

Re: Stat question

2001-12-01 Thread Jon Miller
or > answer any questions. Jon Miller = Instructions for joining and leaving this list and remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES are available at http://jse.stat.ncsu.edu/ =

Re: Final Exam story

2001-10-15 Thread Jon Miller
ost > "distinct" one. In fact, experiments have shown that this sort of spontaneous > agreement *does* occur even without special training!) Clearly, this means that statisticians can be taken. The question is, how much research

Re: They look different; are they really?

2001-10-04 Thread Jon Miller
uarantee for them: if they get 90%, they get an A. But I reserve the right to lower the scale so that, in theory at least, if I believe a 30% student is really an A student, then 30% becomes an A. After all, isn't that what &qu

Re: WTC 9-11 stats show paranormal connection

2001-10-04 Thread Jon Miller
is subject to the same product liability law as "materialist" engineering. Of course, this would be easier to determine if we could understand the logic behind the law. Jon Miller = Instructions for joining and l

Re: Help for DL students in doing assignments

2001-10-04 Thread Jon Miller
Dennis Roberts wrote: > At 06:07 PM 10/2/01 +0000, Jon Miller wrote: > > >The neat thing about math is the numerical answer doesn't matter, just the > >method. > > > >Jon Miller > > gee ... i hope you don't really mean that ... if so, that will take

Re: Help for DL students in doing assignments

2001-10-02 Thread Jon Miller
f your 3 PhDs! The neat thing about math is the numerical answer doesn't matter, just the method. Jon Miller = Instructions for joining and leaving this list and remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES are availa

Re: Help for DL students in doing assignments

2001-10-01 Thread Jon Miller
"Dr. Fairman" wrote: > Dear DL Students, What's a DL student? Jon Miller = Instructions for joining and leaving this list and remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES are available at