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There's a trivial corollary, which I remember from my first physics class. Never base anything on less than three measurements. Or maybe it wasn't even physics,
by mirimir 8y ago
There's a trivial corollary, which I remember from my first physics class. Never base anything on less than three measurements. Or maybe it wasn't even physics, but rather carpentry. The old "Measure twice, cut once." rule is iffy.
- babygoat 8y agoThree data points is not the same thing as three measurements of the same object.
- mirimir 8y agoThere's no question that three measurements of some property of an object are three data points. I vaguely recall that my first physics lab experiment was measuring something with a ruler.
- sonnyblarney 8y ago" Or maybe it wasn't even physics, but rather carpentry. " That's the quote of the day. My father was a carpenter, and every day I think software has more in common with carpentry than computer science.