Monday, July 20, 2009
Random Thoughts When the Rain Makes Me Sleeeeeeeeeeeepy
"When cemeteries fail" sounds like a great title to a cheesy zombie story.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Statistics
It probably WOULD go more quickly if I plugged numbers into Excel, wrote a couple of simple equations, and hit "enter," but . . .
1. I hate flipping back and forth between Excel pages. If I calculate on paper, I can keep the pertinent data on the computer screen and just glance up at what I need.
2. It's actually a fairly simple statistic to calculate.
3. Calculating the statistic by hand actually helps me understand what it means. This understanding, methinks, will come in handy when I go write up the data in the manuscript.
4. Writing keeps my fingers "agile" and able to work properly.
1. I hate flipping back and forth between Excel pages. If I calculate on paper, I can keep the pertinent data on the computer screen and just glance up at what I need.
2. It's actually a fairly simple statistic to calculate.
3. Calculating the statistic by hand actually helps me understand what it means. This understanding, methinks, will come in handy when I go write up the data in the manuscript.
4. Writing keeps my fingers "agile" and able to work properly.