On 17-Sep-11 01:20:53, Rolf Turner wrote:
> On 17/09/11 01:19, Michael Friendly wrote:
>
> <SNIP>
>> Trying to interpret associations in complex loglinear models
>> from tables of parameter estimates is like trying to extract
>> sunlight from a cucumber. You have to squeeze very hard, and
>> then are usually unhappy with the quality of the sunlight.
> <SNIP>
>
> Fortune!!!
> cheers,
> Rolf Turner
Seconded!
That reminds me of a riddle once posed by Manfred Gordon (noted
for his contributions to stochastic theories of polymerisation):
Question:
How do you unscramble a scrambled egg?
Answer:
Feed it to a hen.
Perhaps that could inspire a similar approach to the "sunlight
from cucumber" problem (passing over technological practicalities
such as anaerobic digestion, biogas, and methane-fuelled electricity
generators).
More generally, I think it suggests a possible approach to the
unscrambling of nicely cooked summary statistics handed to you
on a plate ...
Ted.
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