90%+ accuracy should be an easy claim to bust. Unfortunately for me it's been right for our kids 2 out of 2 times. Why are stats always so hard to sell over anecdotal experience?
Hey dude. I suspect this is a total breach of hacker news conduct to contact you, but I just responded to this Chinese birth calendar thing if you're interested. If you want me to take down any mention of you, let me know!
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I wonder if that will convince my wife. Probably not.
Her stats superstitions drive me crazy. Ever heard of the Chinese birth calendar? For example: http://www.webwomb.com/chinesechart.htm.
90%+ accuracy should be an easy claim to bust. Unfortunately for me it's been right for our kids 2 out of 2 times. Why are stats always so hard to sell over anecdotal experience?
I think it's because stats is usually not personal. When you actually know someone whom, say, homeopathy helped - now that's a good reason to believe.
Hey dude. I suspect this is a total breach of hacker news conduct to contact you, but I just responded to this Chinese birth calendar thing if you're interested. If you want me to take down any mention of you, let me know!
http://kldivergence.blogspot.com/2010/04/other-day-someone-t...