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‘If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world, during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he would, without hesitation, name that which elapsed from the death of Domitian to the
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“The value for which P=0.05, or 1 in 20, is 1.96 or nearly 2; it is convenient to take this point as a limit in judging whether a deviation ought to be considered significant or not. Deviations exceeding twice the standard deviation are thus formally regarded as significant. Using this criterion we should be led to follow up a false indication only once in 22 trials, even if the statistics were the only guide available. Small effects will still escape notice if the data are insufficiently numerous to bring them out, but no lowering of the standard of significance would meet this difficulty.”
― The Design of Experiments
― The Design of Experiments
“Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment.”
― The Godfather
― The Godfather
“Revenge is an act which you want to commit when you are powerless and because you are powerless: as soon as the sense of impotence is removed, the desire evaporates also.”
― The Collected Essays, Journalism And Letters Of George Orwell, Volume 4 1945-1950
― The Collected Essays, Journalism And Letters Of George Orwell, Volume 4 1945-1950
“Fools say that they learn by experience. I prefer to profit by others experience.”
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“An intelligent person fights for lost causes, realizing that others are merely effects”
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Tim’s 2024 Year in Books
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