Date:         Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:30:00 -0800
Reply-To:     David L Cassell <davidlcassell@MSN.COM>
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From:         David L Cassell <davidlcassell@MSN.COM>
Subject:      Re: book: Freakonomics
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Ron wrote:
>serious number crunchers,
>qualitative analysts,
>regression analysts,
>cocktail party chatter latest-topic mavens
>put this book on your must-read list:
>
>Freakonomics:
>A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
>
>http://www.freakonomics.com/
>
>Any book I read from cover to cover
>within three days of purchasing,
>which has
>* eye-popping examples,
>* produces ROFLMAO  %-D
>* and keeps me awake at night
>   Connecting The Dots
>I heartily recommend to others.
>
>Interesting factoids
>
>* How did one guy completely disassemble
>   the most notorious hate group in the US
>   during the 40s and 50s?
>   clue: Superman
>
>* Why do crack dealers still live at home?
>   A: involves The Prevailing Wage
>
>* Causation or Correlation:
>   What happened in 1973 that (may have?)
>   contributed to the dramatic drop in crime
>   all across America in the mid-90s?

I was bitten by a radioactive slide rule, and gained my super powers.

Didn't everyone know that?
David
--
David L. Cassell
mathematical statistician
Design Pathways
3115 NW Norwood Pl.
Corvallis OR 97330

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