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== Help welcomed ==
My personal experience of this subject does not extend beyond economic statistics and quality control, so I should welcome inputs that put me right on other aspects. Also, I have had no mathematical training beyond the basic necessities of a professional engineer, so a mathematical input for the same purpose would also be welcome. By way of explanation of my drafting  I should explain that I have in mind a readership of graduates and undergraduates that are neither statisticians nor mathematicians but may want  to use statistics in their work or leisure. In view of the magnitude of the subject,  I am trying to touch briefly upon most aspects, but long enough only to convey its flavour and provide links to authoritative references. I think that my cautionary notes in the text are justified by the damage done by  the misuse of statistics, especially by my mathematical fellow-economists and their dramatic misapplication of statistics  to financial risk assessment. [[User:Nick Gardner|Nick Gardner]] 14:46, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

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Help welcomed

My personal experience of this subject does not extend beyond economic statistics and quality control, so I should welcome inputs that put me right on other aspects. Also, I have had no mathematical training beyond the basic necessities of a professional engineer, so a mathematical input for the same purpose would also be welcome. By way of explanation of my drafting I should explain that I have in mind a readership of graduates and undergraduates that are neither statisticians nor mathematicians but may want to use statistics in their work or leisure. In view of the magnitude of the subject, I am trying to touch briefly upon most aspects, but long enough only to convey its flavour and provide links to authoritative references. I think that my cautionary notes in the text are justified by the damage done by the misuse of statistics, especially by my mathematical fellow-economists and their dramatic misapplication of statistics to financial risk assessment. Nick Gardner 14:46, 28 June 2009 (UTC)

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