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18 Dec
2008
18 Dec
'08
1:18 p.m.
Hi Robert 2008/12/18 Robert Kern <robert.kern@gmail.com>:
The terms are commonly used in English the same way that you are using them. I just happen to disagree with the common practice.
I am fond of your explanation on "bias" (I've read it a couple of times now). Would you consider writing it up somewhere? There are so many common misconceptions around this topic that such a document would be a valuable resource. I saw the term again earlier today in some of Stein's papers (Estimation with Quadratic Loss and Estimation of the Mean of a Multivariate Normal Distribution), and was reminded of this thread. Regards Stéfan