woensdag 10 februari 2010

Psychology and statistics

'Psychological incalculables are apt to upset statistical calculations - to the perplexity of military pedants whose minds are fed on 'balance-sheet history'
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'It is the impression received by the supreme commander, more than the actual situation of troops, that determines the issue of war'
Hart, L.1944. Thoughts on War. London: Faber & Faber, 22.

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