tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271879804911490046.post5233598999816528200..comments2023-08-09T23:53:26.561-05:00Comments on Three Things Very Dull Indeed: Decomposition updateMr. Riggenbachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794236758126578018noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271879804911490046.post-27749691025285355952010-03-29T21:07:11.344-05:002010-03-29T21:07:11.344-05:00Diane -- Welcome back. You were missed.Diane -- Welcome back. You were missed.Mr. Riggenbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794236758126578018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271879804911490046.post-4245842856711618862010-03-29T08:45:45.820-05:002010-03-29T08:45:45.820-05:00Well gracious me! I'm offline for a few weeks ...Well gracious me! I'm offline for a few weeks and you go posting gripping stuff like this in my absence!<br /><br />I can see I've got a lot of catchin' up to do;)Diane Shifferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449110271720365988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271879804911490046.post-44425150786416831072010-03-19T08:09:47.073-05:002010-03-19T08:09:47.073-05:00"Emil: I think you're calling us unscient..."Emil: I think you're calling us unscientific."<br /><br />Is one sampling enough to determine this? <br /><br />I'm kidding.. I'm kidding.. :-)<br /><br />I had to get ya'll back in some way after that whole hoddie (er.. hooded sweatshirt) thing.. ;-)Emil Bandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11311347482998393702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271879804911490046.post-76883235651045666702010-03-18T21:59:50.892-05:002010-03-18T21:59:50.892-05:00Emil: I think you're calling us unscientific.
...Emil: I think you're calling us unscientific.<br /><br />Sample size is really a function of what you're trying to learn from the data. If you're trying to figure out how far the front of your car crumples when you hit a tree, you may have to be content with one sample. Likewise, when you're trying to estimate the growth of a cornfield where every stalk looks pretty much like the next one, I would argue that one sample is sufficient. Some people I know might say it's one sample too many....Mr. Riggenbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794236758126578018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271879804911490046.post-25276192390704085272010-03-18T20:33:27.286-05:002010-03-18T20:33:27.286-05:00"People may call us many things, but they can..."People may call us many things, but they can't call us unscientific."<br /><br />well.. in order to better adhere to the scientific method, it actually would be more accurate to take a larger sampling and then give an average, sorta like what should've been done in the environmental tree ring scandal that occurred over in Russia a little while back... <br /><br />And no... I'm not calling ya'll unscientific.. just saying there's a more scientific way to do it...<br />;-)Emil Bandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11311347482998393702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271879804911490046.post-45616887673906849022010-03-18T18:30:54.823-05:002010-03-18T18:30:54.823-05:00Kathryn: Of course I measure the same corn stalk e...Kathryn: Of course I measure the same corn stalk every week, it wouldn't be scientific if I didn't. People may call us many things, but they can't call us unscientific.Mr. Riggenbachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11794236758126578018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271879804911490046.post-30096122468406977072010-03-17T21:39:35.490-05:002010-03-17T21:39:35.490-05:00>>Decomposition is a little harder to measur...>>Decomposition is a little harder to measure than growth, especially when you can't find the same stalk as the one you looked at the first time.<<<br /><br />Are you saying, therefore, that you can actually remember which corn stalk you measured every time you post a C.I.T.B.Y. update?<br /><br />So glad to see you are continuing to do your best to deserve your award. *cough*Kathryn Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596587421146745254noreply@blogger.com