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   , David   
   Friedman  writes   
   >In article ,   
   > Aqua  wrote:   
   >   
   >> David Friedman wrote:   
   >>   
   >> > Note that Suzanne, like Aqua, seems to be confusing a difference in   
   >> > standard deviation with a difference in mean. I was claiming the former,   
   >> > she is making an assertion about the latter. So it looks as though   
   >> > neither of them actually read my explanation--they just looked at the   
   >> > conclusion, attributed to me an argument for that conclusion that I   
   >> > hadn't made, and responded to that argument.   
   >>   
   >> You do not remotely understand my side of the argument enough to claim I   
   >> don't understand the difference between the mean and the standard   
   >> deviation.   
   >   
   >I didn't say you don't understand the difference--for all I know you do.   
   >I said that you hadn't noticed which one my argument depended on, since   
   >in responding to that argument you offered points about the wrong one of   
   >the two. Hence you had ignored the argument I actually made, presumably   
   >invented the argument that you thought I must be making based on my   
   >conclusion, and attacked that.   
   >   
   Aqua's argument is that "ability to be a top scientist" is not something   
   that can be measured quantitatively and thus talking about mean and   
   standard deviation is meaningless. Your argument is therefore a red   
   herring.   
      
   Helen   
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