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CarbineCaleb · July 4, 2005, 05:44 PM

I will be the first to admit that statistics can be misused/misunderstood by the careless or dishonest. Having said that, there is very little that happens in science/medicine/engineering without some involvement of statistics, and as often as not, the involvement is pivotal to either discovering a phenomenon or pinning it down.

And I am not a statistician by academic department - so that's not the voice of "promote your core discipline"... my degrees all came from chemistry departments. Even coming up as a student though, I was active in other useful fields - that's where all the good stuff happens, is at the interface between fields.

**Capt Charlie** · July 4, 2005, 05:53 PM

"that's where all the good stuff happens, is at the interface between fields."

THAT'S hittin' the nail on the head, Cal!

By the way, I was only spoofin' ya about statistics. Truth is, I think I understood integral calculus better than I did statistics.... and I flunked calculus

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xXStarScreamXx · July 4, 2005, 06:09 PM

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CarbineCaleb · July 4, 2005, 06:12 PM

Everyone has a subject that is their "kryptonite" ;-) When I first got to school, I didn't have the maturity to recognize the seriousness of why I was there, and what would happen afterwards - to me, the whole thing was just a lark! I did poorly all around. Eventually, I wised up though, and made up for lost time, and things worked out alright.

Whether or not you enjoyed your time in stats, Capt, you strike me as quite a bright guy. Noticing for example the structure in that data, even while it was in the table, shows that the lights are on, and shining bright!

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July 4, 2005, 05:44 PM	#126
CarbineCaleb Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2004 Posts: 2,745	I will be the first to admit that statistics can be misused/misunderstood by the careless or dishonest. Having said that, there is very little that happens in science/medicine/engineering without some involvement of statistics, and as often as not, the involvement is pivotal to either discovering a phenomenon or pinning it down. And I am not a statistician by academic department - so that's not the voice of "promote your core discipline"... my degrees all came from chemistry departments. Even coming up as a student though, I was active in other useful fields - that's where all the good stuff happens, is at the interface between fields. __________________ “Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.” Niels Bohr

July 4, 2005, 05:53 PM	#127
Capt Charlie Staff Join Date: March 24, 2005 Location: Steubenville, OH Posts: 4,302	"that's where all the good stuff happens, is at the interface between fields." THAT'S hittin' the nail on the head, Cal! By the way, I was only spoofin' ya about statistics. Truth is, I think I understood integral calculus better than I did statistics.... and I flunked calculus , __________________ TFL Members are ambassadors to the world for firearm owners. What kind of ambassador does *your* post make *you?* I train in earnest, to do the things that I pray in earnest, I'll never have to do. --Capt. Charlie

July 4, 2005, 06:09 PM	#128
xXStarScreamXx Senior Member Join Date: February 11, 2005 Location: Nor*Cal 707 Posts: 353	Desert Eagle on my hip wityh 3 mags. 2 Frags. and a 3 1/2 inch magnum semi auto with slugs on a sling. Ohhh and balls of steel. __________________ I still don't see why cannibalism is a crime.

July 4, 2005, 06:12 PM	#129
CarbineCaleb Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2004 Posts: 2,745	Everyone has a subject that is their "kryptonite" ;-) When I first got to school, I didn't have the maturity to recognize the seriousness of why I was there, and what would happen afterwards - to me, the whole thing was just a lark! I did poorly all around. Eventually, I wised up though, and made up for lost time, and things worked out alright. Whether or not you enjoyed your time in stats, Capt, you strike me as quite a bright guy. Noticing for example the structure in that data, even while it was in the table, shows that the lights are on, and shining bright! __________________ “Never express yourself more clearly than you are able to think.” Niels Bohr