Re: Ian Stewart's Web Pages?



W. Watson wrote:
> glenbarnett@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> > Wayne,
> >
> > You've posted quite a few items to sci.stat.math in the last few days.
> >
> > While I'm sure they're very interesting, unfortunately, most of them
> > seem to have nothing to do with statistics (the subject of the
> > sci.stat.* hierarchy). If you're going to make general mathematical
> > posts, could you take them to a more appropriate group, like say
> > sci.math, please?
> >
> > regards,
> > Glen
> >
> Am I to take it that this group is about mathematical statistics and not
> mathematics and statistics?

Accessing the NG with google shows the following line near the top:
"Description: Statistics from a strictly mathematical viewpoint."
Not that that prevents the occasional off-topic digression. :-)

> Not to be pejorative but where does it say that? If
> it is, then why isn't it called mathstat, mathemantical-statistics, or some more
> distinguishable name that better fits the group?
>

That's a question for Usenet historians, I suppose.

Cheers,
Russell

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