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[argus.]

I beg to differ that results of statistical analysis of texts are
objective!  that's trusting your statistician a bit too far.  its
all about picking the right test, you know?  does chaucer stick
out via grammar or commas or tense etc etc.  pick the correct
test after trying all the others as *Voila* you've found objectivity. :>

in fact ive heard that these statistical analysises of texts are
suprising non-helpful.  apparently because true artists can change
their style well enough that there arent any real "fingerprints"
in syntax etc.  i suppose mis-spellings would be a much better
indication.  

this of course applies to the Wanda Question, which isnt, at least
for me.  :>

susanargus

> On Mon, 28 Jun 1999, Spencer Thiel wrote:
> 
> > Since this is
> > statistics, the results are objective.
> 
> Yeah, that is the question.  I gather that the consensus here is that the
> algorithm does work.  If it does work, the next question is whether it is
> possible to get access to a working model of the algorithm.  I probably
> have enough biblio info to follow up already, but does anyone know offhand
> if this thing is accessable to nonexperts?
> 
> Ben 
> 
> 
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