tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652924.post8574816269515361363..comments2024-03-02T01:02:21.655-08:00Comments on Applied Data Science and <br>Machine Learning: Statistics: Why Do So Many Hate It?Dean Abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16818000233889520746noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652924.post-33475709765868361652010-07-29T05:39:39.956-07:002010-07-29T05:39:39.956-07:00Pretty good post. I just stumbled upon your blog a...Pretty good post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say that I have really enjoyed reading your blog posts. Any way I'll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you post again soon.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flashpapers.com/" rel="nofollow">Custom Term Papers</a>daniel johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02542612372929827946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652924.post-33567976912395079842007-10-26T12:34:00.000-07:002007-10-26T12:34:00.000-07:00No, I didn't take your comments that way, but afte...No, I didn't take your comments that way, but after re-reading my post, I decided to make clear what you mention: that I think it's preferable to move to more convenient tools, rather than "dumb down" statistics education.<BR/><BR/>Thanks very much for your contributions!Will Dwinnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379859054257561952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652924.post-40696773933083662462007-10-26T12:25:00.000-07:002007-10-26T12:25:00.000-07:00Will, hope I didn't give the wrong idea.I guess yo...Will, hope I didn't give the wrong idea.<BR/><BR/>I guess your main point is that data mining techniques can give us quick and robust answers without having to chose from many classical statistics for which it is highly desirable to understand the method and assumptions well?<BR/><BR/>I was offering further explanations as to why many hate statistics from my experience of teaching. Often there isAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652924.post-46223896988951034892007-10-24T05:32:00.000-07:002007-10-24T05:32:00.000-07:00Let me clear about this: I am not suggesting "dumb...Let me clear about this: I am <B>not</B> suggesting "dumbing down" statistics education. My point it that I'd rather explain bootstrapping to a novice than the 17 problem-specific classical procedures it replaces.Will Dwinnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379859054257561952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5652924.post-26483995718573424352007-10-23T11:28:00.000-07:002007-10-23T11:28:00.000-07:00Here are a few more disadvantages I've come across...Here are a few more disadvantages I've come across when training others in statistics.<BR/><BR/>4. Statistical concepts or assumptions can be counter-intuitive or difficult to grasp.<BR/>5. Statistics books rarely give a broad overview or layman description of statistical technique before going into the detail.<BR/>6. How a statistic works can often be conveyed much better through visual Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com