As a teacher of Statistics, I can tell you that there are so many KINDS of Statistics being taught that it boggles the mind.
In the university where I teach there is "Business Statistics", "Psychology Statistics", "Biology Statistics", "Social Studies Statistics", and several others.
In the actual Statistics Department we get literally dozens of graduate students a month who have passed one or the other of these "Statistics" classes only to have to come to us to actually do anything competent when it comes to writing their graduate papers or their Thesis or Dissertation.
They are totally in the dark with what their own departments have told them was "Statistics". Many of them actually meet with total disaster because they don't even KNOW that they should consult a real Statistician.
Be careful what you TAKE when you TAKE something CALLED "Statistics".
Be careful what you TEACH when you TEACH something CALLED "Statistics".
As a teacher of Statistics, I can tell you that there are so many KINDS of Statistics being taught that it boggles the mind.
In the university where I teach there is "Business Statistics", "Psychology Statistics", "Biology Statistics", "Social Studies Statistics", and several others.
In the actual Statistics Department we get literally dozens of graduate students a month who have passed one or the other of these "Statistics" classes only to have to come to us to actually do anything competent when it comes to writing their graduate papers or their Thesis or Dissertation.
They are totally in the dark with what their own departments have told them was "Statistics". Many of them actually meet with total disaster because they don't even KNOW that they should consult a real Statistician.
Thinking back on all the "Cool" chicks from High School and College, I am always struck with the number who are on their 2nd, 3rd, even 4th marriage.
On the other hand, when I think of the other, "merely" Nice girls, well, they don't seem to have suffered from nearly so many major failure causing defects.
Capacity if expensive. Currently there is not enough of it, according to the telcos.
If the telcos don't want to spend the money to build sufficient capacity (so that there is no NEED for Data Caps) all they have to do is punish the user enough (with excessive prices, data caps, and strangulation of the bandwidth) and s/he will back off on now much s/he uses the system.
Voila: Less need for capacity, maximum profits for the telcos, and no need to hurry and build more capacity to keep up with demand (that they just killed). Simple, isn't it?
That did it! The mere fact that Amazon can brick a Kindle killed ANY desire I had to own one. They are dead as far as I am concerned. Ashamed, really, it looked so promising.
That did it. The mere fact that Amazon can brick a Kindle killed ANY desire I had to own one. They are dead as far as I am concerned. Ashamed, really, it looked so promising.
When blue ray discs get down to the Walmart price of $5.99 that I limit myself to for DVDs, I'll be ready to switch over. Assuming, of course, that they can get the players working properly by then.
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About REAL Statistics
As a teacher of Statistics, I can tell you that there are so many KINDS of Statistics being taught that it boggles the mind.
In the university where I teach there is "Business Statistics", "Psychology Statistics", "Biology Statistics", "Social Studies Statistics", and several others.
In the actual Statistics Department we get literally dozens of graduate students a month who have passed one or the other of these "Statistics" classes only to have to come to us to actually do anything competent when it comes to writing their graduate papers or their Thesis or Dissertation.
They are totally in the dark with what their own departments have told them was "Statistics". Many of them actually meet with total disaster because they don't even KNOW that they should consult a real Statistician.
Be careful what you TAKE when you TAKE something CALLED "Statistics".
Be careful what you TEACH when you TEACH something CALLED "Statistics".
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As a teacher of Statistics, I can tell you that there are so many KINDS of Statistics being taught that it boggles the mind.
In the university where I teach there is "Business Statistics", "Psychology Statistics", "Biology Statistics", "Social Studies Statistics", and several others.
In the actual Statistics Department we get literally dozens of graduate students a month who have passed one or the other of these "Statistics" classes only to have to come to us to actually do anything competent when it comes to writing their graduate papers or their Thesis or Dissertation.
They are totally in the dark with what their own departments have told them was "Statistics". Many of them actually meet with total disaster because they don't even KNOW that they should consult a real Statistician.
Hmm!
Thinking back on all the "Cool" chicks from High School and College, I am always struck with the number who are on their 2nd, 3rd, even 4th marriage.
On the other hand, when I think of the other, "merely" Nice girls, well, they don't seem to have suffered from nearly so many major failure causing defects.
The reason for limits is simple:
Capacity if expensive. Currently there is not enough of it, according to the telcos.
If the telcos don't want to spend the money to build sufficient capacity (so that there is no NEED for Data Caps) all they have to do is punish the user enough (with excessive prices, data caps, and strangulation of the bandwidth) and s/he will back off on now much s/he uses the system.
Voila: Less need for capacity, maximum profits for the telcos, and no need to hurry and build more capacity to keep up with demand (that they just killed). Simple, isn't it?
Smile.
Sorry to see this.
It makes me think that it is something that the Nazi party would have done. Sigh, things have really changed around the world.
Kindle Bricks
That did it! The mere fact that Amazon can brick a Kindle killed ANY desire I had to own one. They are dead as far as I am concerned. Ashamed, really, it looked so promising.
Re: Kindle
Oops, sorry, somehow this comment ended up on the wrong article.
Kindle
That did it. The mere fact that Amazon can brick a Kindle killed ANY desire I had to own one. They are dead as far as I am concerned. Ashamed, really, it looked so promising.
Pricing of Discs
When blue ray discs get down to the Walmart price of $5.99 that I limit myself to for DVDs, I'll be ready to switch over. Assuming, of course, that they can get the players working properly by then.