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Article #128Re: Student Writing: Can the Machine Maim the Message?
From: Charles Huff
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 1990 00:10
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 1990 00:10
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Let's not rag on the study too much. The author admits that her observations are tentative and non-systematic, and even suggests a study with random assignment to follow up. If we become so anal that we can accept nothing short of the 'perfect' study, we will accept nothing. Actually, flawed studies are sometimes published with the hope that they will provoke a frenzy of data gathering (rather than moaning). Chuck
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!apple!oliveb!orc!decwrl!limbo!taylor From: huff@agnes.acc.stolaf.edu (Charles Huff) Newsgroups: comp.society Subject: Re: Student Writing: Can the Machine Maim the Message? Message-ID: <1024@limbo.Intuitive.Com> Date: 21 Jul 90 00:10:36 GMT Sender: taylor@limbo.Intuitive.Com Organization: St. Olaf College; Northfield, MN Lines: 10 Approved: taylor@Limbo.Intuitive.Com