10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISESTIMATION»
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disestimation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Proofiness: How You're Being Fooled by the Numbers
Proofiness is behind such bizarre stories as a mathematical formula for the perfect butt and sprinters who can run faster than the speed of sound.
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Christ crucified: or, the marrow of the Gospel, evidently ...
is a necessary duty for the hea the gospelto study thoroughly, be convinced of,
and' clear it disestimation of Christ, as we his worth and excellency, hewakeneth
up repentance, and'i it flow, and thorowly humble sinner, when he findeth this
rate ...
James DURHAM (Covenanting Divine.), John CARSTAIRS, 1769
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A Statistical Guide for the Ethically Perplexed
We give three examples of disestimation: the first, which immediately follows, is a
humorous anecdote that Seife presents about a guide at a national history
museum; the second but not so humorous tale, is about the “smoothness” of Old
Gold ...
Lawrence Hubert, Howard Wainer, 2012
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Lives of the Queens of Scotland and English Princesses ...
“In so far as the manifestation thereof may tend to the dishonour or disestimation
of the Queen they are most loth to enter in, for that love they bear unto her person
who sometime was their Sovereign, and for the reverence of his Majesty whose ...
Agnes Strickland, Elizabeth Strickland, 1856
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The Secret History of the Court and Reign of Charles the Second
These, from their entering into the world, were so corrupted by that excess and
other- licence of the time, that they only made much noise, and by their
extravagant debaucheries brought many calumnies and disestimation upon that
cause, ...
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Ecclesiastical memorials ... of the Church of England. 1822
Hereupon Sir Leonard wrote to the Lord President, shewing him, “ that this would
be a perpetual disestimation of “ himself, who had led these men ; ' and assuring
his Lord“ ship, that there never was any that came from the west “ marches to ...
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(His) Life. Containing I: an Account of His Life from His ...
Time, that They only made much Noise, and, by l their extravagantand
scandalous Debauches,brought many Calumnies and Disestimation upon that
Cause, which They pretended to advance. They who had suffered much in their
Fortunes, ...
Edward Hyde earl of Clarendon, 1798
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A tribute to the memory of Mary queen of Scots, by J.B. and ...
Which accusations were prefaoed thus : — " In so far as the manifestation thereof
may tend to the dishonour or disestimation of the queen, they are most loth to
enter in, for the love they bear unto her person who sometime was their
sovereign ...
John Benson Rose, Emily Marion Rose, 1868
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The Works in Verse and Prose Complete of the Right ...
331, 343, 473, (note 118) Disestimation, i. 25 ; ii. 74. Disfashion, i. 98 ; iii. 351.
Disnature, ii. 74. Dispeople, i. 182. Disseason, i. 179. Diverting- iv. 121. Divisions,
iv. 95. Doing-, iii. 361, 402. Doom, i. 9, 65, 66, 93, 96, 100, 123, 128, 147, 164, ...
Fulke Greville (Baron Brooke), Sir Philip Sidney, Alexander Balloch Grosart, 1870
... we seek after, it would certainly bring our desires to better moderation, work in
us a just disestimation of these earthly things which we usually overprize, and
make us the better contented if we go without them, O miser u m pannum!
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISESTIMATION»
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In his book Proofiness, Charles Seife gives this problem of deceptive over-precision a name: disestimation. He explains that it “imbues a ... «Slate Magazine, May 14»
"Proofiness" Inherent in Population Milestones Such as "7 Billionth …
Every few years, public officials and the news media perform a ritual form of "disestimation" when a population clock reaches a big milestone. «Scientific American, Oct 11»
Flawed math behind Burmese 'democracy'
The obsession with numerical detail by Burma's authoritarian system is a prime example of what Seife calls "disestimation": granting credibility ... «Human Rights Watch, May 11»
Charles Seife's 'Proofiness,' reviewed by John Allen Paulos
Seife calls this error "disestimation," the mathematical sin of underestimating the uncertainties associated with most numbers. ad_icon ... «Washington Post, Oct 10»
Book review: 'Proofiness,' by Charles Seife
Here he highlights a form of proofiness he calls "disestimation," or making numbers seem more precise than they really should be. Because of ... «Dallas Morning News, Sep 10»
Lies, Damned Lies, And 'Proofiness'
It's a phenomenon he calls 'disestimation,' and it happens when people take a number far too seriously. Seife recalls the story of a docent at the ... «NPR, Sep 10»
