20 Mar 2008 21:50:50 -0400 from Herman Rubin
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> The problem with someone who does not really understand
> statistical THEORY is not that poor computational
> procedures will be followed, but WRONG procedures, and even
> totally wrong. The applier of statistics needs to know how
> to formulate a probability model, and what assumptions are
> needed. We have all the ignoramuses who convert their data
> to normal, destroying the relation****ps which are there
> initially.
I agree 100%.
> It would be well if in our beginning courses we
> taught probability modeling and carefully eliminated all
> statistical methodology.
I'm not sure how practical that would be. For every student who will
eventualy become a full-time statistician, I suspect there are at
least 100 who will need a few practical techniques. Rather than shut
our eyes to that, I think we serve our students better by teaching
them a few procedures, when to use them, (im****tantly) when NOT to
use them, and when to call in a professional statistician for a
consult.
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Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
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