Limits of Statistics

[gothwalk]

Nassim Nicholas Taleb's The Fourth Quadrant: A Map of the Limits of Statistics is a fascinating read, particularly if you're into economics. I commend it particularly to giftederic, sares2000, olethros and nhw.

I reckon he's completely right, for what it's worth.

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[ulaire-daidoji.livejournal.com]

Yeah what we need is a degree that does maybe 2 weeks introductory in every subject. It'd be really nice to be 90% educated in everything. You'd never be an expert but you'd be able to confidently have a discussion about any topic :)