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Peter - Please try again! | Peter - Please try again! | ||
You have replaced a definition that was easily understood by most people, | You have replaced a definition that was easily understood by most people, with one that can only be understood by mathematicians. | ||
I know what covariance means, and I was once familiar with how it is calculated - and I find your definition absolutely incomprehensible. Just imagine how unhelpful it would be to (say) an economics student who needs to understand financial risk analysis - as a practical tool, not as an intellectual curiosity. | I know what covariance means, and I was once familiar with how it is calculated - and I find your definition absolutely incomprehensible. Just imagine how unhelpful it would be to (say) an economics student who needs to understand financial risk analysis - as a practical tool, not as an intellectual curiosity. | ||
[[User:Nick Gardner|Nick Gardner]] 09:02, 25 January 2010 (UTC) | [[User:Nick Gardner|Nick Gardner]] 09:02, 25 January 2010 (UTC) | ||
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Peter - Please try again!
You have replaced a definition that was easily understood by most people, with one that can only be understood by mathematicians.
I know what covariance means, and I was once familiar with how it is calculated - and I find your definition absolutely incomprehensible. Just imagine how unhelpful it would be to (say) an economics student who needs to understand financial risk analysis - as a practical tool, not as an intellectual curiosity.
Nick Gardner 09:02, 25 January 2010 (UTC)