Invited comment.
A commentary on Peter B. Imrey's “Statistical Values, Quality, and Certification,” which appears in this issue. Although Imrey's article offers several examples of mistakes in statistical reasoning, these examples do not appear to be related to the certification issue. It is too much to expect that...
| Publicado en: | American Statistician Vol. 48; pp. 71 - 72 |
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American Statistical Association
May 1994
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