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Subject: Re: Statistical methods and their consequences

Author: Jonas Cohonas

Date: 11:30:36 02/14/03

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On February 14, 2003 at 09:27:26, Rolf Tueschen wrote:

>On February 14, 2003 at 08:43:12, Bob Durrett wrote:
>
>>
>>Excellent points.  The "bottom line" is that SSDF presented their findings
>>properly, but the problem is in interpretation.  SSDF cannot be held responsible
>>for errors in interpretation.
>>
>>Bob D.
>
>
>Wrong conclusion. I tried to explain the points but apparently it's a bit too
>difficult. In short : If you use a system of statistics you are not allowed to
>make your own presentation. The presentation by SSDF is FALSE. That is the
>point. False and unallowed. Instead of 1., 2., 3., they should say 1.-3., not
>should, but must, if the differences in the actual results are way smaller than
>the error in the tests itself. Is that impossible to understand?
>
>Rolf Tueschen

Just because someone has another view than you, dosn't mean that they are wrong
by default, the world is not that simple Rolf even though you seem to think it
is.

The point is that when we are dealing with such margains of errors, it is as
impossible for you to state that the list is meaningless as it would be for
anyone to claim beyond a shadow of a doubt that it is not, in other words it has
meaning to a certain degree and is meaninless to a certain degree and depending
on the way you see it it either makes sense or not.

I can deduct from the list that Shredder 7 might be better than DF7 and then i
can compare their results to mine.

Jonas



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