Thank you, and I've seen the book

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9/23/05 8:46:13 PM

Thank you, and I've seen the book

[link|http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0471543977/102-6743526-2968958?v=glance|http://www.amazon.co...-2968958?v=glance] looks like the book you're talking about, and looks familiar. But when I read the first couple of pages, I don't think that I've read it.

I certainly have read some others though. [link|http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/067440341X/qid=1127522589/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/102-6743526-2968958?v=glance&s=books&n=507846|http://www.amazon.co...&s=books&n=507846] was the most recent book that I read on the history of mathematics. Only recommended if you know a fair amount about statistics. I found a bunch of interesting stuff in it, but it was clear that on some topics I didn't know quite as much about statistics as was expected. (For instance I do not know the standard proof of the central limit theorem.)

Cheers,
Ben

I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)

Post #226,528

9/26/05 12:03:45 PM

Yep, that's it.

I would be completely lost in any serious statistics discussion. I had a couple of stats courses, but couldn't wait to get back to courses where we had the opportunity to redefine "<". ;0)

bcnu,
Mikem

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Ben Tilly. - (mmoffitt) - (2) - Sept. 23, 2005, 08:04:42 PM EDT

Thank you, and I've seen the book - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Sept. 23, 2005, 08:46:13 PM EDT

Yep, that's it. - (mmoffitt) - Sept. 26, 2005, 12:03:45 PM EDT

I'm sorry ... I have to go Google your threat.
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