• From: "Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@s...>
• To: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@m...>
• Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:06:57 -0400

Costello, Roger L. wrote:
>> I think the William Kent book is probably a better idea than  
>> anything we'll come up with here, though.
> 
> My objective is not to write a detailed treatise on data. My objective is to merely make plain the fundamental ideas which guide the formation of the science. 
> 
> I am hopeful that we can write a few brief paragraphs that makes plain the fundamental ideas.

I don't think that's possible.  I strongly suspect that any brief 
definition will cause more confusion and harm than good.

Please rethink your objective.

-- 
Simon St.Laurent
http://simonstl.com/

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