[Phys-L] Re: Should Randomized Control Trials Be the Gold Standard of Educational Research?

[Brian Whatcott <betwys1@SBCGLOBAL.NET>]

At 01:20 PM 4/18/2005, Richard Hake, you wrote:
> ////
> Unfortunately Brian misinterpreted my post Hake (2005). I did
> ***not*** respond
>
> ">My experimentalist friends (in particle physics) now divide
> > uncertainties into a "statistical" part and a "systematic" part."

[rather...]

> "Jack Uretsky wrote:
> > I don't understand.  If you can't control the variables, how can you get
> > statistically "valid" results?
> > My expeerimentalizt friends (in particle physics) now divide
> > uncertainties into a +statistical" part and a "systematic" part.

Richard continued to say:

> It appears that my unconventional formatting with the [bracketed by
> "XXXXXX. . ."]  only serves to confuse people.
>
> Sorry.
>
> Richard Hake, Emeritus Professor of Physics, Indiana University


In fact, the sorrow at mis-attributing the source of  Jack's
"My Experimentalist friends..." phrase to Richard is all mine.

Thanks to Richard for pointing it out.


Brian Whatcott    Altus OK    Eureka!
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