Comments on: Grab the nearest book http://www.esztersblog.com/2008/02/11/grab-the-nearest-book/ social commentary, gadgets, art, travel and whatever else comes to mind Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:34:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Steph http://www.esztersblog.com/2008/02/11/grab-the-nearest-book/comment-page-1/#comment-14177 Steph Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:35:49 +0000 http://www.esztersblog.com/2008/02/11/grab-the-nearest-book/#comment-14177 I want to participate, but these sentences are hard to type! plus 2 times (the inverse logit of ((x minus c1.5) over sigma) minus the inverse logit of ((x minus c2.5) over sigma)) plus plus three times the inverse logit of ((x minus c2.5) over sigma), where inverse logit of x equals e to the x over (1 plus e to the x) is the logistic curve displayed in Figure 5.2a on page Thanks for letting me play, even though my book is not as much fun as the others. (Though now that I did this, I notice there is an extra plus in the book, at the end of the first line entered above.) _Data Analysis using regression and multilevel/hierarchical models_ gelman and hill I want to participate, but these sentences are hard to type!

plus 2 times (the inverse logit of ((x minus c1.5) over sigma) minus the inverse logit of ((x minus c2.5) over sigma)) plus

plus three times the inverse logit of ((x minus c2.5) over sigma),

where inverse logit of x equals e to the x over (1 plus e to the x) is the logistic curve displayed in Figure 5.2a on page

Thanks for letting me play, even though my book is not as much fun as the others. (Though now that I did this, I notice there is an extra plus in the book, at the end of the first line entered above.)

_Data Analysis using regression and multilevel/hierarchical models_ gelman and hill

]]> By: eszter http://www.esztersblog.com/2008/02/11/grab-the-nearest-book/comment-page-1/#comment-14175 eszter Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:20:10 +0000 http://www.esztersblog.com/2008/02/11/grab-the-nearest-book/#comment-14175 Alex, the busier I am, the more opportunity I seem to find for things of this sort.:) Biliana, that is really funny! Go chocolate! Alex, the busier I am, the more opportunity I seem to find for things of this sort.:)

Biliana, that is really funny! Go chocolate!

]]> By: biliana http://www.esztersblog.com/2008/02/11/grab-the-nearest-book/comment-page-1/#comment-14174 biliana Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:54:14 +0000 http://www.esztersblog.com/2008/02/11/grab-the-nearest-book/#comment-14174 Ha... So I just read this post and decided to do it and since I don't really have a blog I will do it here. The closest book to me was "Introduction to Probability" by Bertsekas and Tsitsiklis. Just because I fell asleep with it after working on homework. Not very interesting I know, but wait until you see my 3 sentences... It is a problem about a chocolate factory. :-) "Problem 20. As an advertising campaign, a chocolate factory places golden tickets in some of its candy bars, with the promise that a golden ticket is worth a trip trough the chocolate factory, and all the chocolate you can eat for life. If the probability of finding a golden ticket is p, find the mean and the variance of the number of candy bars you need to eat to find a ticket." Ha… So I just read this post and decided to do it and since I don’t really have a blog I will do it here. The closest book to me was “Introduction to Probability” by Bertsekas and Tsitsiklis. Just because I fell asleep with it after working on homework. Not very interesting I know, but wait until you see my 3 sentences… It is a problem about a chocolate factory. :-)

“Problem 20. As an advertising campaign, a chocolate factory places golden tickets in some of its candy bars, with the promise that a golden ticket is worth a trip trough the chocolate factory, and all the chocolate you can eat for life. If the probability of finding a golden ticket is p, find the mean and the variance of the number of candy bars you need to eat to find a ticket.”

]]> By: shrinkingisaac.com » Blog Archive » Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 (Pink Floyd) http://www.esztersblog.com/2008/02/11/grab-the-nearest-book/comment-page-1/#comment-14173 shrinkingisaac.com » Blog Archive » Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2 (Pink Floyd) Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:19:44 +0000 http://www.esztersblog.com/2008/02/11/grab-the-nearest-book/#comment-14173 [...] Since i woke up well before should be humanly possible, i feel like it’s almost time for lunch. As such, a brief break to follow Eszter’s lead: Instructions: 1. Grab the nearest book (that is at least 123 pages long).* 2. Open to p. 123. 3. Go down to the 5th sentence. 4. Type in the following 3 sentences. 5. Tag five people. [...] [...] Since i woke up well before should be humanly possible, i feel like it’s almost time for lunch. As such, a brief break to follow Eszter’s lead: Instructions: 1. Grab the nearest book (that is at least 123 pages long).* 2. Open to p. 123. 3. Go down to the 5th sentence. 4. Type in the following 3 sentences. 5. Tag five people. [...]

]]> By: The bibliomancy meme redux - a thaumaturgical compendium http://www.esztersblog.com/2008/02/11/grab-the-nearest-book/comment-page-1/#comment-14172 The bibliomancy meme redux - a thaumaturgical compendium Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:04:22 +0000 http://www.esztersblog.com/2008/02/11/grab-the-nearest-book/#comment-14172 [...] Update: I also retroactively tag Eszter Hargittai. These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] [...] Update: I also retroactively tag Eszter Hargittai. These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

]]> By: Alex http://www.esztersblog.com/2008/02/11/grab-the-nearest-book/comment-page-1/#comment-14171 Alex Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:57:58 +0000 http://www.esztersblog.com/2008/02/11/grab-the-nearest-book/#comment-14171 Eszter: I was very close to tagging you, but I figured you were too busy for such frivolity. I retro-tag you :). Eszter: I was very close to tagging you, but I figured you were too busy for such frivolity. I retro-tag you :) .

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