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Re: The Darn Old Cocked Hat - the sequel 1
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 2013 Mar 17, 06:23 +0000
This is a misleading statement. It implies that the true position is *always* outside the cocked hat. A more correct statement is that the true position is *most probably* outside the cocked hat.
Geoffrey Kolbe
From: Geoffrey Kolbe
Date: 2013 Mar 17, 06:23 +0000
Bill Noyce wrote:
This ignores the possibility, which I hope we all accept, that the true
position is outside the hat -- the whole point of this discussion.
This is a misleading statement. It implies that the true position is *always* outside the cocked hat. A more correct statement is that the true position is *most probably* outside the cocked hat.
Geoffrey Kolbe