Comments on: GLAST Workshop on June 21 at Science Ctr http://hea-www.harvard.edu/AstroStat/slog/2007/glast-workshop-june-21-science-ctr-a/ Weaving together Astronomy+Statistics+Computer Science+Engineering+Intrumentation, far beyond the growing borders Fri, 01 Jun 2012 18:47:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: hlee http://hea-www.harvard.edu/AstroStat/slog/2007/glast-workshop-june-21-science-ctr-a/comment-page-1/#comment-39 hlee Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:07:41 +0000 http://hea-www.harvard.edu/AstroStat/slog/2007/glast-workshop-june-21-science-ctr-a/#comment-39 I was going to add that. Too many subscripts and superscripts in addition to shorthands. Then, thought about tensors by astrophysicists (cosmologists). Later, I realized statisticians use "suppose," "consider" and "assume" too often times. I was going to add that. Too many subscripts and superscripts in addition to shorthands. Then, thought about tensors by astrophysicists (cosmologists). Later, I realized statisticians use “suppose,” “consider” and “assume” too often times.

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By: vlk http://hea-www.harvard.edu/AstroStat/slog/2007/glast-workshop-june-21-science-ctr-a/comment-page-1/#comment-38 vlk Fri, 22 Jun 2007 03:24:33 +0000 http://hea-www.harvard.edu/AstroStat/slog/2007/glast-workshop-june-21-science-ctr-a/#comment-38 I can't speak for other astronomers, but I do think that statisticians use greek letters far too restrictively. A strict system is all well and good, but one quickly runs out of symbols that way. Which is why I suppose statisticians use so much shorthand, e.g., a Gaussian is N(0,1) rather than g(x) = exp(-x^2/2) I can’t speak for other astronomers, but I do think that statisticians use greek letters far too restrictively. A strict system is all well and good, but one quickly runs out of symbols that way. Which is why I suppose statisticians use so much shorthand, e.g., a Gaussian is N(0,1) rather than
g(x) = exp(-x^2/2)

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By: hlee http://hea-www.harvard.edu/AstroStat/slog/2007/glast-workshop-june-21-science-ctr-a/comment-page-1/#comment-37 hlee Fri, 22 Jun 2007 02:10:15 +0000 http://hea-www.harvard.edu/AstroStat/slog/2007/glast-workshop-june-21-science-ctr-a/#comment-37 I went the workshop thanks to my curiosity. One thing I noticed is that astronomers use lots of acronyms. I'm sure astronomers think statisticians use too many greet letters. I went the workshop thanks to my curiosity. One thing I noticed is that astronomers use lots of acronyms. I’m sure astronomers think statisticians use too many greet letters.

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