Comments on: A few random thoughts on statistics and terrorism http://noenthuda.com/blog/2008/08/10/a-few-random-thoughts-on-statistics-and-terrorism/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:54:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bero http://noenthuda.com/blog/2008/08/10/a-few-random-thoughts-on-statistics-and-terrorism/comment-page-1/#comment-2695 Bero Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:45:41 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=904#comment-2695 Hey! great blog, Thanks for posting this. Hey! great blog, Thanks for posting this.

]]> By: Telugu http://noenthuda.com/blog/2008/08/10/a-few-random-thoughts-on-statistics-and-terrorism/comment-page-1/#comment-2495 Telugu Sat, 30 May 2009 07:56:44 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=904#comment-2495 Google sent me to your blog while searching for Andhra Pradesh information. Your posts are interesting to read. Thanks. Google sent me to your blog while searching for Andhra Pradesh information. Your posts are interesting to read. Thanks.

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]]> By: The Examined Life » Blog Archive » Me in Pragati http://noenthuda.com/blog/2008/08/10/a-few-random-thoughts-on-statistics-and-terrorism/comment-page-1/#comment-229 The Examined Life » Blog Archive » Me in Pragati Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:24:24 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=904#comment-229 [...] have an article up in the October 2008 issue of Pragati. There I argue against Karthik’s post on statistics and terrorism. I argue that if we give a “free hand” to our police to [...] [...] have an article up in the October 2008 issue of Pragati. There I argue against Karthik’s post on statistics and terrorism. I argue that if we give a “free hand” to our police to [...]

]]> By: Kunal http://noenthuda.com/blog/2008/08/10/a-few-random-thoughts-on-statistics-and-terrorism/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Kunal Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:02:15 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=904#comment-111 >>how does calling it type A and type B help? This is a joke. I realise I should have started paragraph 2 with "but seriously" instead of "but yeah" to make this more obvious. Apologies. I am curious about one thing though. How are alpha and beta relevant here? >>how does calling it type A and type B help?

This is a joke. I realise I should have started paragraph 2 with “but seriously” instead of “but yeah” to make this more obvious. Apologies. I am curious about one thing though. How are alpha and beta relevant here?

]]> By: skimpy http://noenthuda.com/blog/2008/08/10/a-few-random-thoughts-on-statistics-and-terrorism/comment-page-1/#comment-109 skimpy Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:16:34 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=904#comment-109 i agree with you that the temporal movement of the confidence line is flawed. and i think it's too painful to figure out how to move the line depending upon when the attacks have happened. i think it should just remain in one place i agree with you that the temporal movement of the confidence line is flawed. and i think it’s too painful to figure out how to move the line depending upon when the attacks have happened. i think it should just remain in one place

]]> By: skimpy http://noenthuda.com/blog/2008/08/10/a-few-random-thoughts-on-statistics-and-terrorism/comment-page-1/#comment-108 skimpy Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:15:19 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=904#comment-108 no i wasn't there at the time it was said. i joined you guys only much later that night, after you'd seen pyaar ke side effects and talked about sunk costs. but yeah - it's very likely that disease would've said that. no
i wasn’t there at the time it was said. i joined you guys only much later that night, after you’d seen pyaar ke side effects and talked about sunk costs.

but yeah – it’s very likely that disease would’ve said that.

]]> By: skimpy http://noenthuda.com/blog/2008/08/10/a-few-random-thoughts-on-statistics-and-terrorism/comment-page-1/#comment-107 skimpy Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:13:32 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=904#comment-107 how does calling it type A and type B help? because of the association with alpha and beta? and i agree with you that most people don't look at this as a type1/type2 problem. I think apart from irony deficiency that one of the pandey kids will soon write about, there is also a profound deficiency in statistical methods. and this doesn't apply only to india. how does calling it type A and type B help? because of the association with alpha and beta?

and i agree with you that most people don’t look at this as a type1/type2 problem. I think apart from irony deficiency that one of the pandey kids will soon write about, there is also a profound deficiency in statistical methods. and this doesn’t apply only to india.

]]> By: skimpy http://noenthuda.com/blog/2008/08/10/a-few-random-thoughts-on-statistics-and-terrorism/comment-page-1/#comment-106 skimpy Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:11:55 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=904#comment-106 froginthewell goofed up while commenting. comment no. 7 is supposed to be in response to your comment froginthewell goofed up while commenting. comment no. 7 is supposed to be in response to your comment

]]> By: froginthewell http://noenthuda.com/blog/2008/08/10/a-few-random-thoughts-on-statistics-and-terrorism/comment-page-1/#comment-105 froginthewell Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:56:12 +0000 http://noenthuda.com/blog/?p=904#comment-105 Oops, screwed it up again. SK, can you delete my comment #8? Thanks. And my comment #7 was response to Aadisht. I misread the commenting mechanism. Oops, screwed it up again. SK, can you delete my comment #8? Thanks. And my comment #7 was response to Aadisht. I misread the commenting mechanism.

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