Re: [boost] [math/staticstics/design] How best tonamestatisticalfunctions?

From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-07-14 12:22:27

Topher Cooper wrote:
> I've finally figured out that you guys are not really talking about
> functional inverses at all.  You're saying "inverse" when you mean a
> parameter estimator.  As I posted a little while ago, that's a much
> more elaborate issue than you think it is.

Correct: the initial confusion was over which were the parameters, and which 
the random variable.  As Paul will testify, when he initially asked about 
this I didn't take enough care in answering, which managed to tie us both in 
knots :-(

John.