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While writing my book [Stochastic Processes] I had an argument with Feller[Introuction to Probability Theory and its Applications]. He asserted that everyone said "random variable" and I asserted that everyone said "chance variable." We obviously had to use the same name in our books, so we decided the issue by a stochastic procedure. That is, we tossed for it and he won. </blockquote> | While writing my book [Stochastic Processes] I had an argument with Feller [Introuction to Probability Theory and its Applications]. He asserted that everyone said "random variable" and I asserted that everyone said "chance variable." We obviously had to use the same name in our books, so we decided the issue by a stochastic procedure. That is, we tossed for it and he won. </blockquote> | ||
<p align = right> Joe Doob<br> | <p align = right> Joe Doob<br> | ||
[http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance/Doob/conversation.html Statistical Science]<br> | [http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance/Doob/conversation.html Statistical Science]<br> | ||
Revision as of 17:57, 25 September 2005
Sept 26 2005 to Oct 15 2005
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While writing my book [Stochastic Processes] I had an argument with Feller [Introuction to Probability Theory and its Applications]. He asserted that everyone said "random variable" and I asserted that everyone said "chance variable." We obviously had to use the same name in our books, so we decided the issue by a stochastic procedure. That is, we tossed for it and he won.
Joe Doob
Statistical Science