Re: Statistics Tool For Classification/Clustering

2002-02-27 Thread Mark Harrison
Good places to start: Optimal feature extractors, that's better than PCA because you whiten your inter class scatter and so put all inter class comparisons on the same level. The good thing is this will also reduce your feature vector dimensionality to c-1 (where c is # classes). PCA will not do

Re: Statistics Tool For Classification/Clustering

2002-02-27 Thread Mark Harrison
Corection typo: Should read 'Whiten intra class scatter' "Mark Harrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:FIif8.16518$[EMAIL PROTECTED].; > Good places to start: > > Optimal feature extractors, that's better than PCA because you whiten your > inter class scatter and so put all inter clas

Re: Numerical recipes in statistics ???

2002-02-26 Thread David Duffy
In sci.stat.edu The Truth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Glen Barnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... >> The Truth wrote: >> > >> > Are there any "Numerical Recipes" like textbook on statistics and prob

Conferences on Statistics in Clinical Trials

2002-02-23 Thread Frank E Harrell Jr
interested in receiving more information about any of these events, and the reduced prices offered to academics, then please contact Susan Robinson on +44 207 404 3040 (email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Full details of all events can also be found at our website www.henrystewart.com Title: Statistics of

Re: Numerical recipes in statistics ???

2002-02-20 Thread Robert Dodier
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (The Truth) wrote: > I suppose I should have been more clear with my question. What I > essentially require is a textbook which presents algorithms like Monte > Carlo, Principal Component Analysis, Clustering methods, > MANOVA/MANACOVA methods etc. and provides source code (in C

Re: Correlations-statistics

2002-02-20 Thread Wuzzy
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Holger Boehm) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > Hi, > > I have calculated correlation coefficients between sets of parameters > (A) and (B) and beween (A) and (C). > Now I would like to determine the correlation between (A) and (B > combined with C). How can I com

Re: Correlations-statistics

2002-02-20 Thread Dennis Roberts
well, one simple way would be to add B and C ... then correlate with A if these are radically different scales, convert to z scores first At 02:05 AM 2/20/02 -0800, Holger Boehm wrote: >Hi, > >I have calculated correlation coefficients between sets of parameters >(A) and (B) and beween (A) and

Re: Numerical recipes in statistics ???

2002-02-20 Thread J.Russell
MAIL PROTECTED]>... > > > The Truth wrote: > > > > > > > > Are there any "Numerical Recipes" like textbook on statistics > > > > and > probability ? > > > > Just wondering.. > > > > > > What do you mean, a b

Correlations-statistics

2002-02-20 Thread Holger Boehm
Hi, I have calculated correlation coefficients between sets of parameters (A) and (B) and beween (A) and (C). Now I would like to determine the correlation between (A) and (B combined with C). How can I combine the two parameters (B) and (C), what kind of statistical method has to be applied? Th

Re: Numerical recipes in statistics ???

2002-02-19 Thread Glen Barnett
The Truth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Glen Barnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > > The Truth wrote: > > > > > > Are there any "Numerical Recipes

Re: Numerical recipes in statistics ???

2002-02-19 Thread Glen Barnett
pseudocode, I highly recommend > 'Elements of Statistical Computing: Numerical Computation,' by Ronald A. > Thisted (New York and London: Chapman and Hall, 1988). To the best of > my knowledge, this is as close to a statistics

Re: Numerical recipes in statistics ???

2002-02-19 Thread Charles Metz
d Hall, 1988). To the best of my knowledge, this is as close to a statistics version of 'Numerical Recipes' as you'll find. Charles Metz = Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of IN

Re: Numerical recipes in statistics ???

2002-02-19 Thread Rich Ulrich
On 19 Feb 2002 13:13:08 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (The Truth) wrote: > Glen Barnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message >news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > > The Truth wrote: > > > Are there any "Numerical Recipes" like textbook on statistics and probabi

Re: Numerical recipes in statistics ???

2002-02-19 Thread The Truth
Glen Barnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... > The Truth wrote: > > > > Are there any "Numerical Recipes" like textbook on statistics and probability ? > > Just wondering.. > > What do you mean, a book with

Re: Numerical recipes in statistics ???

2002-02-18 Thread pirx
"The Truth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Are there any "Numerical Recipes" like textbook on statistics and probability ? > Just wondering.. > > Thanks. I think one of S-plus manuals, 's

Re: Numerical recipes in statistics ???

2002-02-18 Thread Jay Warner
t; or some such title. Also, Zimmerman, Steven M. , & Icenogle, Marjorie L., Statistical Quality Control Using Excel, ASQ Quality Press, Milwaukee, WI Whether these will 'cook' anything, is another question. Cheers, Jay The Truth wrote: > Are there any "Numerical Rec

Re: Numerical recipes in statistics ???

2002-02-18 Thread Glen Barnett
The Truth wrote: > > Are there any "Numerical Recipes" like textbook on statistics and probability ? > Just wondering.. What do you mean, a book with algorithms for statistics and probability or a handbook/cookbook list of techniques with some basic

Re: Numerical recipes in statistics ???

2002-02-18 Thread Timo Salmi
The Truth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are there any "Numerical Recipes" like textbook on statistics and probability ? I am baffled. Numerical Recipes partly is a book on statistics and probability. Incidentally: 303778 May 2 1991 ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/turbopas/nrpas

Re: Numerical recipes in statistics ???

2002-02-18 Thread Dennis Roberts
what is it you wanted to cook? At 01:35 PM 2/18/02 -0800, The Truth wrote: >Are there any "Numerical Recipes" like textbook on statistics and >probability ? >Just wondering.. > >Thanks. > > >= >

Numerical recipes in statistics ???

2002-02-18 Thread The Truth
Are there any "Numerical Recipes" like textbook on statistics and probability ? Just wondering.. Thanks. = Instructions for joining and leaving this list, remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES, and ar

Re: Process capability Cpk goals (industrial statistics)

2002-02-17 Thread Jay Warner
Boris, there are lots of ways to use different statistically calculated numbers. I am suspicious, nonetheless, that your concept of a plant wide goal for Cpk, either as a point estimate or as a confidence interval, will not let you reach the larger goal you seek. One can manipulate the math to s

Process capability Cpk goals (industrial statistics)

2002-02-17 Thread Boris
Hi, Do anyone there have an experience to set organizational (plant) Cpk goals using Confidence Interval and/or hypothesis testing? Most places use just point estimates for Cpk but in the liturature (like classic Montgomery SPC book) confidence interval approach is described. I'd like to hear ab

Distance Education in Statistics

2002-02-16 Thread Karl L. Wuensch
    A correspondent has asked for my help in finding an appropriate online course in intermediate statistics, ideally one that includes instruction on use of SPSS.  Using pages I have linked at http://core.ecu.edu/psyc/wuenschk/general.htm, I have found descriptions of quite a few courses

Re: Statistics Tool For Classification/Clustering

2002-02-14 Thread Reg Edwards
Rishabh Gupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message a4eje9$ip8$[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:a4eje9$ip8$[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hi All, > I'm a research student at the Department Of Electronics, University Of > York, UK. I'm working a project related to music analysis and > classification. ===

Re: Statistics Tool For Classification/Clustering

2002-02-14 Thread Rishabh Gupta
Hi all, I recieved numerous replies to my query. I can't thanks everyone individually so I want to thank everyone who has replied. I am now looking through the information and links that you have provided. Many Thanks For All Your Help!! Rishabh "Rishabh Gupta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in me

Re: Statistics Tool For Classification/Clustering

2002-02-13 Thread Jim Snow
"Richard Wright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Genres are presumably groups. So linear combinations of variables that > best separate the genres would be more effectively found by linear > canonical variates analysis (aka discriminant analysis)

Re: Statistics Tool For Classification/Clustering

2002-02-13 Thread Jay Warner
You might consider a form of PLS - your measurmenets may be highly correlated, and only a very few can do you any good. You have a great many output vars, and few enough inputs. Jay Rishabh Gupta wrote: > Hi All, > I'm a research student at the Department Of Electronics, University Of > Yo

Re: Statistics Tool For Classification/Clustering

2002-02-13 Thread Richard Wright
Genres are presumably groups. So linear combinations of variables that best separate the genres would be more effectively found by linear canonical variates analysis (aka discriminant analysis). Richard Wright On Thu, 14 Feb 2002 03:18:48 GMT, "Jim Snow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: snipped >

Re: Statistics Tool For Classification/Clustering

2002-02-13 Thread Jim Snow
"Rishabh Gupta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message a4eje9$ip8$[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:a4eje9$ip8$[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hi All, > I'm a research student at the Department Of Electronics, University Of > York, UK. I'm working a project related to music analysis and > classification. I am at

Re: Statistics Tool For Classification/Clustering

2002-02-13 Thread Art Kendall
classification is a specialized field go to http://www.pitt.edu/~csna/ and click on although this is the Classification Society of North America members of the British Classification Society also follow it. SPSS should be able to handle what you want to do. However, you need face-to-face consul

Re: Statistics Tool For Classification/Clustering

2002-02-13 Thread M Law
In sci.stat.math Rishabh Gupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [ snip ] It seems that you are new to the field of pattern recognition. In that case, you may want to check out the classic book "Pattern Classification" by Duda, Hart and Stork. There is a second edition that came out in 2001. It is a c

Re: Statistics Tool For Classification/Clustering

2002-02-13 Thread Doug Hoy
"Rishabh Gupta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in a4eje9$ip8$[EMAIL PROTECTED]:">news:a4eje9$ip8$[EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Hi All, > I'm a research student at the Department Of Electronics, University > Of > York, UK. I'm working a project related to music analysis and > classification. I am at t

Statistics Tool For Classification/Clustering

2002-02-13 Thread Rishabh Gupta
Hi All, I'm a research student at the Department Of Electronics, University Of York, UK. I'm working a project related to music analysis and classification. I am at the stage where I perform some analysis on music files (currently only in MIDI format) and extract about 500 variables that are r

Re: MAD shrimp statistics

2002-02-13 Thread Roman Mureika
"Robert J. MacG. Dawson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > > "Wuensch, Karl L" wrote: > > > > How about simply using the M.A.D.? No, not the mad spouse who noticed she > > was getting short-shrimped, rather the mean absolute deviation of individual > > shrimp fro

Re: Preparation for PhD in Statistics

2002-02-11 Thread Anon.
Herman Rubin wrote: > > > I would tend to reject any book which does data analysis; > I consider cookbook statistics to be putting a loaded gun > in the hands of an someone who is totally ignorant about > guns; not necessarily an idiot, as the idiot cannot learn. > For

Re: Preparation for PhD in Statistics

2002-02-10 Thread Art Kendall
It would be very imporatnt to get a good background in logic and epistemology. A wide liberal arts background that taught critical thinking in general would be invaluable. In order to put statistics in perspective, a good self-teaching effort would be to scan the abstracts for the Joint

Re: Preparation for PhD in Statistics

2002-02-10 Thread Herman Rubin
earlier. One can easily do it at the high school level; sigma-fields are not that essential even for countable additivity, which is needed for the Radon-Nikodym Theorem, which is basic for statistics. Measure theory is probability without it being assumed that the whole space has measure 1. In

Re: Preparation for PhD in Statistics

2002-02-09 Thread Michael Hochster
theoretic probability at the level of a book like Pitman's Probability. Despite Herman Rubin's admonitions against weak courses, I think it is very useful to know some "basic" statistics at the level of Rice's "Mathematical Statistics and Data Analysis" or DeGroo

Re: Preparation for PhD in Statistics

2002-02-08 Thread Cengiz
First of all thank you for all replying to my original question. Out of curiousity, at what textbook level should one's understanding of analysis, linear algebra, statistics, probability, etc be upon entering a a typical PhD program. I am trying to gauge which gaps in my background I ne

RE: shrimp statistics

2002-02-08 Thread Reg Jordan
. WuenschSent: Friday, February 08, 2002 6:25 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: shrimp statistics I just ate a bowl full of shrimp.  I took out two at a time, shelled them, dipped the larger one in horseradish and ate it, reserving the smaller one for my spouse.  If I had the weight of each

shrimp statistics

2002-02-08 Thread Karl L. Wuensch
I just ate a bowl full of shrimp.  I took out two at a time, shelled them, dipped the larger one in horseradish and ate it, reserving the smaller one for my spouse.  If I had the weight of each shrimp in the bowl, what simple statistic would be a good estimate of the mean difference between

Re: Preparation for PhD in Statistics

2002-02-05 Thread Rodney Sparapani
Cengiz: I'd say pure and applied mathematics by which I mean real analysis, linear algebra and numerical methods. -- Rodney Sparapani Medical College of Wisconsin Sr. Biostatistician Patient Care & Outcomes Research (PCOR) [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mcw.edu/

Preparation for PhD in Statistics

2002-02-05 Thread Cengiz
Apologies if this is not the appropriate forum to ask such a question, but I'm wondering what should the entering statistics PhD student know before starting grad school (note: not biostatistics or genetics).In particular, mastery of what disciplines prior to entry is essential and would a

Re: Statistics/Probability

2002-02-03 Thread Henry
On 2 Feb 2002 20:41:12 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joe Dirt) wrote: >is there somewhere i can go on the web to learn about things such as >probability distributions (binomial/bernoulli trials, poisson, >normal), statistical estimation (confidence intervals, etc), sampling >distributions (t, chi-squa

Re: Statistics/Probability

2002-02-03 Thread Marc Schwartz
http://davidmlane.com/hyperstat/index.html http://www.statsoft.com/textbook/stathome.html The above two links are great online resources. The first also many other links for reference. -- Marc Schwartz To Reply Remove "-REMOVE.TO.REPLY-" in E-Mail Address "Joe Dirt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote

Statistics/Probability

2002-02-02 Thread Joe Dirt
is there somewhere i can go on the web to learn about things such as probability distributions (binomial/bernoulli trials, poisson, normal), statistical estimation (confidence intervals, etc), sampling distributions (t, chi-square, f), hypothesis testing, analysis of variance (ANOVA). hopefully s

Re: Unique Root Test - Statistics

2002-01-22 Thread Glen Barnett
Shakti Sankhla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Hi All: > > This is basically not a SAS problem but I believe that many of the list > members could help. > > I am looking for information on Statistical topic called Unique Root > Test. > Do you m

Unique Root Test - Statistics

2002-01-22 Thread Shakti Sankhla
Hi All: This is basically not a SAS problem but I believe that many of the list members could help. I am looking for information on Statistical topic called Unique Root Test. Any help will be welcomed. Thanks Shakti -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG

A NEW Electronic BOOK on STATISTICS!

2002-01-10 Thread Victor Aladjev
A NEW Electronic BOOK on STATISTICS! Dear Colleagues, We are sending you the following announcement of a new book publication of Prof. Dr. Victor Aladjev and believe you could be interested in this subject matter. If you or your colleagues are not interested in this publication, simply

What are basics of statistics?

2002-01-06 Thread Dino Hsu
Dear all, I am a programmer and database administrator, I have been equipped with IT basics. After I do OLAP (data mart) and data mining, I am turning into a statistics + IT cross-disciplinary area for master and doctor degrees. Can anyone tell me what the basics of statistics are required? 1

Re: What is the difference between Statistics and Mathematical

2001-12-14 Thread Robert J. MacG. Dawson
Jerry Dallal wrote: > > "Robert J. MacG. Dawson" wrote: > > > > Jerry Dallal wrote: > > > > > > "Robert J. MacG. Dawson" wrote: > > > > > > > > Art Kendall wrote: > > > > > > > > . Mathematical > > > > > statisticians need more course work

Re: What is the difference between Statistics and Mathematical

2001-12-13 Thread Jerry Dallal
"Robert J. MacG. Dawson" wrote: > > Jerry Dallal wrote: > > > > "Robert J. MacG. Dawson" wrote: > > > > > > Art Kendall wrote: > > > > > > . Mathematical > > > > statisticians need more course work than general statisticians. Many > > > > a

Re: What is the difference between Statistics and Mathematical

2001-12-13 Thread Robert J. MacG. Dawson
Jerry Dallal wrote: > > "Robert J. MacG. Dawson" wrote: > > > > Art Kendall wrote: > > > > . Mathematical > > > statisticians need more course work than general statisticians. Many > > > agencies pay 15% more to a math statistician than a

Re: What is the difference between Statistics and Mathematical

2001-12-13 Thread Jerry Dallal
"Robert J. MacG. Dawson" wrote: > > Art Kendall wrote: > > . Mathematical > > statisticians need more course work than general statisticians. Many > > agencies pay 15% more to a math statistician than a general > > statistician. > >

Re: What is the difference between Statistics and Mathematical

2001-12-13 Thread Robert J. MacG. Dawson
Art Kendall wrote: . Mathematical > statisticians need more course work than general statisticians. Many > agencies pay 15% more to a math statistician than a general > statistician. So what you're saying is that it isn't a diffe

Re: What is the difference between Statistics and Mathematical

2001-12-13 Thread Art Kendall
qualifications for a math statistician series 1529 is at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/SEC-IV/B/GS1500/1529.HTM Andreas Karlsson wrote: > What is (are) the difference(s) between Statistics and Mathematical > Stat

Re: What is the difference between Statistics and Mathematical

2001-12-13 Thread
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Andreas Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >What is (are) the difference(s) between Statistics and Mathematical > >Statistics? Dare I point out that "Mathematical " is popularly perceived as meaning "it's th

Re: What is the difference between Statistics and Mathematical

2001-12-12 Thread Herman Rubin
;If you compare the journals "Communications in Mathematical Physics" >and "Journal of Mathematical Physics" with, say, the "Physical >Review" or the "European Physical Journal", you will see that >Mathematical Physics and Physics per se are distinct

Re: What is the difference between Statistics and Mathematical

2001-12-11 Thread Christopher Tong
On 11 Dec 2001, Herman Rubin wrote: > Most courses in physics are courses in mathematical physics. This is blatantly incorrect. Courses called "Mathematical Methods of Physics" are common, and some courses are called "Mathematical Physics" even though they are really methods courses. But these

Re: What is the difference between Statistics and Mathematical

2001-12-11 Thread Herman Rubin
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jerry Dallal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Herman Rubin wrote: >> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >> Andreas Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >What is (are) the difference(s) between Statistics and Mathematica

Re: What is the difference between Statistics and Mathematical

2001-12-11 Thread Christopher Tong
> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Andreas Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >What is (are) the difference(s) between Statistics and Mathematical > >Statistics? The difference is not unlike that between Physics and Mathematical Physics. One is a science, which

Re: What is the difference between Statistics and Mathematical

2001-12-11 Thread Jerry Dallal
Herman Rubin wrote: > > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Andreas Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >What is (are) the difference(s) between Statistics and Mathematical > >Statistics? > > Mathematical statistics is the basis of whatever statistical &g

Re: What is the difference between Statistics and Mathematical Statistics?

2001-12-11 Thread Herman Rubin
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Andreas Karlsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >What is (are) the difference(s) between Statistics and Mathematical >Statistics? Mathematical statistics is the basis of whatever statistical methods are used correctly, if you mean the general sub

Re: What is the difference between Statistics and Mathematical Statistics?

2001-12-10 Thread Kevin C. Heslin
Mathematical statistics will require that you take 5, rather than 2, Advil or Tylenol. At 06:24 PM 12/10/2001 +, Andreas Karlsson wrote: >What is (are) the difference(s) between Statistics and Mathematical >Stat

What is the difference between Statistics and Mathematical Statistics?

2001-12-10 Thread Andreas Karlsson
What is (are) the difference(s) between Statistics and Mathematical Statistics? = Instructions for joining and leaving this list and remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES are available at http

Re: N.Y. Times: Statistics, a Tool for Life, Is Getting Short Shrift

2001-11-30 Thread J. Williams
On Fri, 30 Nov 2001 10:14:36 -0500, Rich Ulrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > - whereas, by contrast, we scientists can right it out with >"scientific notation" with its powers of ten, and have something >concrete, not abstract, because it is additive in the exponents >or am I just making a

Re: N.Y. Times: Statistics, a Tool for Life, Is Getting Short Shrift

2001-11-30 Thread Herman Rubin
;and small numbers. This is because they consider getting red fifty times in a row to be on the order of 1/50 the probability of read. They cannot handle rare events at all. In fact, can we do it correctly without computing? Intuition is VERY dangerous. -- This address is for informati

Re: N.Y. Times: Statistics, a Tool for Life, Is Getting Short Shrift

2001-11-30 Thread Rich Ulrich
On Fri, 30 Nov 2001 14:38:33 GMT, mackeral@remove~this~first~yahoo.com (J. Williams) wrote: > On 29 Nov 2001 07:03:13 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert J. > MacG. Dawson) wrote: > > > >There is probably a reverse trend in the extreme tail; people probably > >overestimate the probability of getti

Re: N.Y. Times: Statistics, a Tool for Life, Is Getting Short Shrift

2001-11-30 Thread J. Williams
On 29 Nov 2001 07:03:13 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert J. MacG. Dawson) wrote: >There is probably a reverse trend in the extreme tail; people probably >overestimate the probability of getting (say) red fifty times in a row >at Roulette simply because we don't have a good feel for really large

Re: N.Y. Times: Statistics, a Tool for Life, Is Getting Short Shrift

2001-11-29 Thread Jerry Dallal
I didn't think you had. I thought your response was more along the lines of, "Speaking of disease clusters...". Actually, Robert Dawson noted "a normal distribution would be unlikely to apply" which is along the lines of my " I *think* there's an unfortunate use of the word "normal" here, but I

Re: N.Y. Times: Statistics, a Tool for Life, Is Getting Short Shrift

2001-11-29 Thread Jim Eales
I believe I have seen reference posted here to a teacher who would challenge his students as follows: Do one and only one of the following: 1. flip a coin 200 times and record the outcomes 2. make up the outcomes of 200 coin tosses without ever flipping a coin Turn in in your record of the act

Re: N.Y. Times: Statistics, a Tool for Life, Is Getting Short Shrift

2001-11-29 Thread Robert J. MacG. Dawson
Speaking of normal distributions and cancer clusters, does anybody (a) agree with me that the human race in general has a better "feel" for the normal distribution than the binomial distribution, and the Poisson is still worse - and (b) know of any experimental evidence for this? That is, my con

Re: N.Y. Times: Statistics, a Tool for Life, Is Getting Short Shrift

2001-11-29 Thread Rich Strauss
This has nothing to do with normal distributions, as Robert Dawson noted yesterday. The article I cited makes no mention of normal distributions, and I didn't mean to imply that it did. Rich Strauss At 04:29 AM 11/29/01 +, Jerry Dallal wrote: >Rich Strauss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >:>If t

Re: N.Y. Times: Statistics, a Tool for Life, Is Getting Short Shrift

2001-11-28 Thread Jerry Dallal
Rich Strauss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: :>If the trend continues nationwide, this newspaper could someday report :>that an apparently alarming cluster of cancer cases has arisen in an :>innocuous normal distribution, and students will be able to explain to :>their parents what that means. : The r

Re: N.Y. Times: Statistics, a Tool for Life, Is Getting Short Shrift

2001-11-28 Thread Rich Strauss
>If the trend continues nationwide, this newspaper could someday report >that an apparently alarming cluster of cancer cases has arisen in an >innocuous normal distribution, and students will be able to explain to >their parents what that means. The reporting of cancer clusters already happens on

Re: N.Y. Times: Statistics, a Tool for Life, Is Getting Short Shrift

2001-11-28 Thread Robert J. MacG. Dawson
The NY Times wrote: > It is no longer possible to serve competently on some juries >without more data skills than most college graduates have. That's all right, there will always be one lawyer or the other who doesn't *want* anybody to serve competently, and the competent juror

N.Y. Times: Statistics, a Tool for Life, Is Getting Short Shrift

2001-11-28 Thread Alan Zaslavsky
Today' New York Times education column is the following appreciation of the importance of statistics in primary and secondary math education. Teachers, post it in your math department offices! ------ Statistics, a Tool for Life, Is Getting Short Shrift Nov

Call for paper in Fisheries statistics.

2001-11-21 Thread bromideh
know might find it interesting. The Iranian Fisheries Company intends to hold a seminar entitled "Fishing Statistics and Fisheries Management” as a Scientific-Applied Seminar. The interested experts and people are invited to e-mail abstract of paper to secretariat of this seminar. Title

Re: Introductory Statistics text

2001-11-18 Thread dennis roberts
At 07:34 PM 11/18/01 -0800, Melady Preece wrote: >I am looking for a new and improved Statistics text for an introductory (3rd >year) stats course for psychology majors...I would welcome any >suggestions/reviews, etc. > >Melady Preece improved over what? what are you using? what

Introductory Statistics text

2001-11-18 Thread Melady Preece
I am looking for a new and improved Statistics text for an introductory (3rd year) stats course for psychology majors...I would welcome any suggestions/reviews, etc. Melady Preece = Instructions for joining and leaving this list

NJ Stat Conference: Deming Applied Statistics, Dec 10-13

2001-11-17 Thread Alfred Barron
ANNOUNCING... The 57th Annual Deming Conference on Applied Statistics Atlantic City, New Jersey December 10-13, 2001 For details, registration costs, etc. see http://nimbus.ocis.temple.edu/~kghosh/deming01/ The

statistics cources for clinical studies

2001-11-09 Thread bhavsar
I am interested in doing the cources in statistics used in clinical trials can you please tell me to whome i should contact? = Instructions for joining and leaving this list and remarks about the problem of INAPPROPRIATE MESSAGES

Conference: Deming Applied Statistics, NJ, Dec 10-13

2001-11-02 Thread Alfred Barron
ANNOUNCING... The 57th Annual Deming Conference on Applied Statistics Atlantic City, New Jersey December 10-13, 2001 For details, registration costs, etc. see http://nimbus.ocis.temple.edu/~kghosh/deming01/ The

Free Electronic Statistics Textbook

2001-11-02 Thread StatSoft Benelux
StatSoft's free Electronic Statistical Textbook offers training in the understanding and application of statistics. View the Textbook on www.statsoft.nl/textbook/stathome.html or download it for free from: www.statsoft.nl/download.html#textbook. The material was developed at the StatSof

A NEW Electronic BOOK on STATISTICS!

2001-10-21 Thread Aladjev Victor
A NEW Electronic BOOK on STATISTICS! Dear Colleagues, We are sending you the following announcement of a new book publication of Prof. Dr. Victor Aladjev and believe you could be interested in this subject matter. If you or your colleagues are not interested in this publication, simply delete

Media Misunderstanding of Statistics & Science

2001-10-18 Thread GS
IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO - Dr. David Murray Saturday, October 27, 2pm-3:30pm Twinbrook Library, 202 Meadow Hall Drive, Rockville, MD Dr. David Murray, discusses and signs his book, It Ain't Necessarily So: How Media Make and Unmake the Scientific Picture of Reality. The book will be available for

Faculty positions in statistics

2001-10-15 Thread rchagant
Please post and circulate among your students and colleagues.  Thank you so much. -Rao Chaganty *** FACULTY POSITIONS, TENURE TRACK DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA Applications are invited for

Re: MCAS, statistics and other math problems

2001-10-05 Thread dennis roberts
At 12:41 PM 10/5/01 -0500, Christopher J. Mecklin wrote: >(4) If the Massachusetts Department of Education really wants to include a >boxplot item on the test, it should either be a multiple choice question >written so that the correct answer is the same no matter which type of >boxplot one w

Re: MCAS, statistics and other math problems

2001-10-05 Thread Christopher J. Mecklin
ondary math classes use TI calculators. (3) My solution in my Introduction to Statistics class, therefore, is to discuss both kinds of boxplots. I use the Moore/McCabe text, which describes the Tukey boxplot. However, since many of my students will be teaching at the middle-school or high-

Re: MCAS, statistics and other math problems

2001-10-05 Thread NoSpam54
Thanks, and moral support is appreciated. MCAS is very controversial in MA. None of the major papers have yet called into question the test itself. Now, the DOE apparently is saying that they stand behind every question. I believe it might help if the MA DOE MCAS group, headed by Jeff Nellha

Re: MCAS, statistics and other math problems

2001-10-05 Thread Dennis Roberts
e: >During the last week in August, there was a lengthy thread on sci.stat.edu >about problems with the probability and statistics questions in MCAS, the high >stakes test required for graduating from a MA public high school. _ dennis r

RE: MCAS, statistics and other math problems

2001-10-05 Thread Dennis Roberts
At 07:03 AM 10/5/01 -0500, Olsen, Chris wrote: >Professor Gallagher and All -- > > >It would appear that neither the "appeal systems" nor a claim of >"technical adequacy" would be a response to your concern about bad >questions. The claim of technical adequacy, i.e. "that good students tend

RE: MCAS, statistics and other math problems

2001-10-05 Thread Olsen, Chris
ool 2205 Forest Drive SE Cedar Rapids, IA (319)-398-2161 > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 9:33 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: MCAS, statistics and other math problems > > > Duri

MCAS, statistics and other math problems

2001-10-04 Thread EugeneGall
During the last week in August, there was a lengthy thread on sci.stat.edu about problems with the probability and statistics questions in MCAS, the high stakes test required for graduating from a MA public high school. Shortly after participating in that thread, I wrote up my analyses of 6 of

Assistant Professor positions available in Statistics

2001-10-03 Thread carl lee
Thank very much for posting this announcement in this List. I apologize for the possible cross listings. Carl Lee Central Michigan University – Statistics, Tenure Track Positions The Department of

Tenure Track Position in Statistics

2001-09-27 Thread Engin A. Sungur
Title: Tenure Track Position in Statistics I just want to inform you on the following available position. Tenure-Track Position in Statistics University of Minnesota, Morris The University of Minnesota, Morris seeks an individual who combines broad intellectual interests with a strong

multimedia statistics

2001-09-15 Thread Supereducation
Superior Edu-Tech. Inc. Education Software Distribution Center Formal vendor of New York City Board of Education Member of American Education Research Association Email Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Address: http://WWW.SUPERIOREDUCATING.COM Address: #128 265 SUNRISE HIGHWAY, SUITE 1 RO

business statistics

2001-09-15 Thread Supereducation
Superior Edu-Tech. Inc. Education Software Distribution Center Formal vendor of New York City Board of Education Member of American Education Research Association Email Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web Address: http://WWW.SUPERIOREDUCATING.COM Address: #128 265 SUNRISE HIGHWAY, SUITE 1 RO

Tenure Track Positions for Statistics

2001-09-10 Thread carl lee
Thanks very much for posting the announcement of tenure-track position openings. Carl --- Central Michigan University - One or Two Statistics Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Positions The Department of Mathematics at Central Michigan University

Symposium 2001 of Statistics Canada

2001-09-03 Thread Simon Cheung
Statistics Canada is holding its 18th International Symposium on Methodological Issues from October 16 to October 19, 2001, in Hull, Quebec, just minutes away from Ottawa. The theme of Symposium 2001 is "Achieving Data Quality in a Statistical Agency: a Methodological Perspective&qu

  1   2   3   4   >