Re: JACK TOMSKY: an HISTORIAL of nonsense

Richard Atkins wrote

*** I am glad to see we agree on so many things but I regret I must disagree with one small aspect of your message. When constructing the test, H0: m1 = m2 is indeed algebraic equality. It is precisely this algebraic equality that is used to build the probability model on which the hypothesis test is based.***

Unfortunately I do not think so:

The *notation* H0: m1=m2 , for me, means something like
____m1 n.s.d. f.. m2
n. s. d. f. is * NO SIGIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM *
Because we did agree that the null could not be proved true I think that the *equality* gives the wrong idea that the algebraic equality could ever be found exact. This is a nickpick, I easily admit, but facing a so great confusion in this point I think that a change on notation would be really welcomed.
Surely every science has its own *jargon*...
Thank you for your time Richard Atkins,

_______licas (Luis A. Afonso)
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