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Analysis Uncoupled From Reality(ptolemy)

a: Poorly informed analyst ~
b: the ancient astronomer Ptolemy

What: "As a professional statistician and former statistics professor, I would like to make one more point concerning Salzman's comment on data: It must be coupled with qualitative knowledge of the matter being studied. Otherwise, the analyst is like the ancient astronomer Ptolemy, constructing ever more intricate mathematical theories based on totally false premises (sun revolving around the Earth)." ...This is great comparison.

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Writer: Norm Matloff
LCC: HC
Where:
Date: Jan 26 2011 2:34 AM


Comcast Gouging In Boston

a: Boston ~
b: many other cities

What: "Boston is like many cities and suffers from a lack of cable competition and increasingly-eroded regulatory authority, meaning that local incumbent Comcast can generally overcharge for services as they see fit without competitive or regulatory repercussions"

Useful?
Writer: Karl Bode
LCC:
Where:
Date: May 14 2012 1:51 PM



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