Some actual data about the total lack of actual data
Some actual data about the total lack of actual data
Posted Jul 31, 2009 0:39 UTC (Fri) by njs (subscriber, #40338)In reply to: Some actual data about the total lack of actual data by Baylink
Parent article: OSCON keynote: Standing out in the crowd
> Social science ain't physics... but it does have its own rules. And the source paper here doesn't seem to be following them as I have come to understand them.
Pro-tip: this would be more convincing if you weren't on record -- on this very page -- demonstrating that you have no idea what "statistical noise" means[1]; and if you want confidence intervals, I already calculated one for you from the exact paper that you're complaining about[2]. (You ignored it and changed the subject.) Where, exactly, did you acquire your "understanding"?
[1] http://lwn.net/Articles/343944/
[2] http://lwn.net/Articles/343947/