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Cross-disciplinary data analysis

carlo@nu.uchicago.edu (Carlo Graziani)
Univ of Chicago, Dept of Physics
(smirk, academic)

I got to thinking about how one might characterize the differences
between various academic disciplines, and it occurred to me that
the style of data analysis that prevails in the field would be a good
measure.  For example:

Economists draw straight lines through two points.

Psychologists draw straight lines through one point.

Sociologists do not require any points to draw straight lines.

Botanists can accumulate as many as 1.0E+09 points without drawing
any lines.

Theoretical physicists use as many line segments as necessary to
connect the points that they have.



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