1 SHAMASH.ORG /usr/www/wwwhc/listserv/archives/heblang May 2000
2 36 18_statistical method13_Monica Devens17_mdevens@yahoo.com37_Thu, 18 May 2000 14:11:09 -0700 (PDT)433_us-ascii The use of statistical method in linguistics is a very interesting question. Let me state at the beginning that I have no knowledge of statistics beyond the normal layman's. I do, however, have some experience with the attempted use of statistics in linguistics.<br><br>It would be foolish to categorically deny the usefulness of testing the statistical validity of linguistic hypotheses, but two conditions must hold: [...]