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The Fourth Quadrant: a Map of the Limits of Statistics (by Nassim Nicholas Taleb)
Statistical and applied probabilistic knowledge is the core of knowledge; statistics is what tells you if something is true, false, or merely anecdotal; it is the "logic of science"; it is the instrument of risk-taking; it is the applied tools of epistemology; you can't be a modern intellectual and not think…
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Math & AlgorithmsScience & Space2008
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Sep 15, 2008 | The Fourth Quadrant: a Map of the Limits of Statistics (by Nassim Nicholas Taleb) by namin | 66 | 22 |
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