Monthly Archives: October 2006

Gretl

Gretl (Gnu Regression, Econometrics and Time-series Library) is a cross-platform software package for econometric analysis, written in the C programming language. It is is free, open-source software. You may redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU … Continue reading

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NA_WorkSheet

The NA_WorkSheet is a collective aggregation of algorithms coded in Java that implements various Numerical Analysis solutions/techniques in one easy to use opensource tool. The app. may be used for graphing, root finding, differentiation, integration, interpolation, linear systems solving, and … Continue reading

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Scientific Expert or Not. Does it matter?

Slate Magazine is running an article about a Sociologist who posed as a physicist. Harry Collins (the sociologist) studies “expertise” in his day job, but has a strong interest in experiments for detecting gravitational waves. He and his colleagues collected … Continue reading

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