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Page 139
It is important to realize what a correlation between two variables means, and in
particular, what it does not mean. It means that, in the population studied (not
necessarily in all populations), there is a tendency, whose strength is expressed
in ...
It is important to realize what a correlation between two variables means, and in
particular, what it does not mean. It means that, in the population studied (not
necessarily in all populations), there is a tendency, whose strength is expressed
in ...
Page 208
There is no rigorous means of knowing which 'matter'. Indeed, the importance of
a particular variable in such a system is a question of degree, a question of
judgment, a question of convention. Moreover, the importance it has by any of
these ...
There is no rigorous means of knowing which 'matter'. Indeed, the importance of
a particular variable in such a system is a question of degree, a question of
judgment, a question of convention. Moreover, the importance it has by any of
these ...
Page 212
By means of graphic displays of the earth, players in the game can learn about
the world's resources in the past and in the future under various conditions and
can explore means of deploying the world's resources. For a description of a
World ...
By means of graphic displays of the earth, players in the game can learn about
the world's resources in the past and in the future under various conditions and
can explore means of deploying the world's resources. For a description of a
World ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Tools for Thought |
| Author | Conrad Hal Waddington |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Cape, 1977 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 8 Oct 2009 |
| ISBN | 0224010778, 9780224010771 |
| Length | 250 pages |
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