[FRIAM] what the sig means

[J T Johnson]

Not far different from what Ed Tufte termed "sparklines."
See http://sparkline.org/

-tj

On 1/10/07, Pamela McCorduck <pamela at well.com> wrote:
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> Oh,  Phil, I knew that all along.  :-)
>
> On Jan 10, 2007, at 7:01 PM, phil henshaw wrote:
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> It occurs to me some of you may have wondered but not thought to ask what
> ¸¸¸¸.·´ ¯ `·.¸¸¸¸ means.
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> It means growth curves show you where and when natural systems are
> emerging and connect with the behavioral loops inside that act as a whole
> and extend throughout, which are much harder to identify
> otherwise.   They're an observer's an entry point.    With close
> attention these exposed instrumental mechanisms can be appreciated and found
> to usefully differ from many our our ideas of abstract causation applied to
> them so far.    In two words, 'look inside'.
>
>
> Phil Henshaw                       ¸¸¸¸.·´ ¯ `·.¸¸¸¸
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