Precision and linearity

[Dwight Lynn]

On Tuesday, April 02, 1996 7:05 AM K. Shannon wrote:

...a lot of serious stuff.

Dr. Shannon, please lighten up.  Prior to your post this was a good natured 
(non-serious) discussion.  I and no one else previously posting to this 
thread thought anyone was seriously considering two points were sufficient 
for a scientific experiment.  The "experiment" that started this tread 
concerned a bottle of virus that was found in a cooler after 24 years and I 
found the discussion considerably more interesting than whether ebola can 
or ever will become airborne.  In any case, your point about the difference 
between precision and accuracy is simply wrong.  You can fit a line between 
two points with absolute precision and accuracy with a good straight edge. 
 The only question is whether you've put the points in the right place. 
 Finally, I haven't had to convince my committee of anything in nearly 20 
years and I expect similar numbers can be quoted by the others involved in 
this discussion.

Seriously bummed out,
Dwight Lynn