Taking logarithms in statistical data
November 28, 2012 | Edward Tufte
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Below are pages 108-134 from Edward Tufte’s Data Analysis for Politics and Policy.
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Topics: E.T., Science
Found a typo on page 108, did not find an errata for this book.
Remembering logarithms section. One of the examples is incorrect.
log102000 = 3.30103, because 103.30103 = 200.
should be:
log102000 = 3.30103, because 103.30103 = 2000.