Statistically Speaking: A Dictionary of QuotationsCRC Press, 26. 11. 2018 - Počet stran: 420 Statistically Speaking is a book of quotations. It brings together the best expressed thoughts that are especially illuminating and pertinent to the disciplines of probability and statistics. The book is an aid for the individual who loves to quote – and to quote correctly. |
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... Chapter 6 (p. 134) Someone once asked an accountant, a mathematician, an engineer, a statistician and an actuary how much 2 plus 2 was. The accountant said "4". The mathematician said "It all depends on your number base." The engineer ...
... Chapter 6 (p. 134) Someone once asked an accountant, a mathematician, an engineer, a statistician and an actuary how much 2 plus 2 was. The accountant said "4". The mathematician said "It all depends on your number base." The engineer ...
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... Chapter I (p. 14) The technical analysis of any large collection of data is a task for a highly trained and expensive man who knows the mathematical theory of statistics inside and out. Otherwise the outcome is likely to be a collection ...
... Chapter I (p. 14) The technical analysis of any large collection of data is a task for a highly trained and expensive man who knows the mathematical theory of statistics inside and out. Otherwise the outcome is likely to be a collection ...
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... Chapter 7 ... but they are more hysterical than the average because they have the opportunity their constituents lack, of shouting in public. Atherton, Gertrude Senator North Book II, VII The average intelligence is always shallow, and ...
... Chapter 7 ... but they are more hysterical than the average because they have the opportunity their constituents lack, of shouting in public. Atherton, Gertrude Senator North Book II, VII The average intelligence is always shallow, and ...
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... Chapter I (p. 8) Of itself an arithmetic average is more likely to conceal than to disclose important facts; it is the nature of an abbreviation, and is often an excuse for laziness. Bowley, Arthur L. The Mathematical Gazette Volume 12 ...
... Chapter I (p. 8) Of itself an arithmetic average is more likely to conceal than to disclose important facts; it is the nature of an abbreviation, and is often an excuse for laziness. Bowley, Arthur L. The Mathematical Gazette Volume 12 ...
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... Chapter 2, 4 (p. 49) The concept of average was developed in the Rhodian laws as to the distribution of losses in maritime risks. Cohen, Morris R. Journal of the American Statistical Association The Statistical View of Nature Volume 31 ...
... Chapter 2, 4 (p. 49) The concept of average was developed in the Rhodian laws as to the distribution of losses in maritime risks. Cohen, Morris R. Journal of the American Statistical Association The Statistical View of Nature Volume 31 ...
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PERCENTAGES | 151 |
PRAYER | 154 |
PREDICTION | 156 |
PROBABILITY | 158 |
PROBABLE | 183 |
PROBLEMS | 187 |
QUALITY CONTROL | 188 |
QUEUE | 190 |
CORRELATION | 52 |
DATA | 55 |
DEFINITIONS | 59 |
DEGREES OF FREEDOM | 64 |
DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS | 65 |
DICE | 67 |
DISTRIBUTIONS | 71 |
ERROR | 76 |
EXPERIMENT | 83 |
FACTS | 89 |
FORECAST | 106 |
GAMBLING | 111 |
GRAPHICS | 113 |
HYPOTHESES | 117 |
IMPOSSIBLE | 122 |
INFINITE | 125 |
KNOWLEDGE | 126 |
LAWS | 127 |
LIKELIHOOD | 134 |
MEASUREMENT | 136 |
MODELS | 140 |
OBSERVATIONS | 142 |
ORDER | 148 |
OUTLIERS | 150 |
RANDOMNESS | 191 |
REASON | 193 |
RECURSION | 196 |
REGRESSION | 197 |
RESEARCH | 199 |
RESIDUALS | 200 |
SAMPLE | 201 |
SCIENCE | 204 |
STATISTICAL | 206 |
STATISTICIAN | 221 |
STATISTICS | 234 |
SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES | 266 |
SYMMETRY | 268 |
TABLES | 269 |
TEACHING | 271 |
TESTING | 273 |
THEORY | 275 |
TRUTH | 284 |
VARIABILITY | 285 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 289 |
PERMISSIONS | 320 |
SUBJECT BY AUTHOR INDEX | 331 |
AUTHOR BY SUBJECT INDEX | 398 |
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Statistically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations C.C. Gaither,Alma E Cavazos-Gaither Náhled není k dispozici. - 1996 |
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