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On Annoying A Statistician, xkcd-style

Posted 6 years ago
POSTED BY: J. M.
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Posted 6 years ago

Consider me annoyed (but impressed).

POSTED BY: Jim Baldwin

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POSTED BY: EDITORIAL BOARD

No, it is the aptness of the flowchart.

POSTED BY: Daniel Lichtblau

presumably because on of the steps was "Install Mathematica"

POSTED BY: Frank Kampas

By the way, the prior xkcd, contrasting differentiating with integrating, was sent around at work. It elicited a few reactions (my own take being the author basically nailed it).

https://www.xkcd.com/2117

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POSTED BY: Daniel Lichtblau

Fun fact: 52.7% of mathematicians use the term "abscissas" and the other half use "abscissae".

POSTED BY: Daniel Lichtblau
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