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Re: Statistics Quiz#1

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Originally Posted by Richard Wallace View Post
Too many engineers today rely on statistical inference to make decisions, when a relatively small dose of physics would have provided the required insight much more directly.
Speaking as a process engineer, this is absurdly accurate.

Also, I feel bad that I ignored the mathematical analysis and my answer to the original question is "a tad less than 50%".

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