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Chance News is a newsletter that deals with current issues in the news that use probability or statistical concepts. From September 1992 to January 2005 this newsletter was | Chance News is a newsletter that deals with current issues in the news that use probability or statistical concepts. From September 1992 to January 2005 this newsletter was prepared by an editor and a small number of regular contributers. As of Åpril 2005 Chance news will be a collaborative effort of its readers in the spirit ofthe Wikimedia projects . The Wikimedia software makes it easy for a reader to add a new chance item, or to modify an existing chance news items (hopefully improving it). The Wikmedia Foundation has used this software to successfully develop a number of projects including a free Encyclopidia, a newpsaper, and a series of books. All these are made freely available under the [http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html GNU Free Documentation License] as will also be Chance News. | ||
It is hoped that this will allow Chance News to continue to be a valuable resource for the general public and teachers of probability and statistics courses who want to liven up their courses with current . | It is hoped that this will allow Chance News to continue to be a valuable resource for the general public and teachers of probability and statistics courses who want to liven up their courses with current . | ||
To change an item or to add a new item in the current chance news, simply choose "edit" from the top of the current chance news screne. Then choose preview from the bottem of the page to see if your changes are o.k. | To change an item or to add a new item in the current chance news, simply choose "edit" from the top of the current chance news screne. Then choose "preview" from the bottem of the page to see if your changes are o.k. If they are, choose "save" from the bottom of the page and we will have a better current chance news. The same procedure applies to changes in previous issues of chance news. Be brave! Further information about editing choose "help" from the side bar. | ||
[[Current Chance News]] | [[Current Chance News]] | ||
Revision as of 13:34, 10 April 2005
Chance News is a newsletter that deals with current issues in the news that use probability or statistical concepts. From September 1992 to January 2005 this newsletter was prepared by an editor and a small number of regular contributers. As of Åpril 2005 Chance news will be a collaborative effort of its readers in the spirit ofthe Wikimedia projects . The Wikimedia software makes it easy for a reader to add a new chance item, or to modify an existing chance news items (hopefully improving it). The Wikmedia Foundation has used this software to successfully develop a number of projects including a free Encyclopidia, a newpsaper, and a series of books. All these are made freely available under the GNU Free Documentation License as will also be Chance News.
It is hoped that this will allow Chance News to continue to be a valuable resource for the general public and teachers of probability and statistics courses who want to liven up their courses with current .
To change an item or to add a new item in the current chance news, simply choose "edit" from the top of the current chance news screne. Then choose "preview" from the bottem of the page to see if your changes are o.k. If they are, choose "save" from the bottom of the page and we will have a better current chance news. The same procedure applies to changes in previous issues of chance news. Be brave! Further information about editing choose "help" from the side bar.