The Periodic Table

then tell me why Mathematica uses the "confidence interval for the expectation value Y[E(Y)] at point X=x" as their "Mean prediction band" and not the "prediction interval for a prospective observation Y at point X=x" ... PLZ HALP

as always vocabulary must not be right, as I am translating stuff from a german book

Todd Minehardt

no idea - might check amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0387848576/trevorhastie-20

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

@PH13 That's an easy question. Think about pineapples for three minutes; you'll get the answer.

Todd Minehardt

5:14 PM

Hastie's book usually has all the answers, IMO

PH13

I think, I'll have my second question for stats.se ^^

there is a new edition of my book ... need to buy it ... xD

oh no .. it will be available later this year

a) first the explanation of theory and the question afterwards, or b) the problem first and then the description of the theory from which to choose?

Loong

5:33 PM

@PH13 You should be able to get both, the confidence bands and the prediction bands.

Did you try SinglePredictionBands instead of MeanPredictionBands?

PH13

:O

will have a look

Loong

demonstrations.wolfram.com/ConfidenceAndPredictionBands

PH13

ok :D

so now I know at least which one from methatmatica is which one from my book

@Loong and it's not about the ability but about which one suits better

Loong

@PH13 Sure. That depends on the question that you want to answer.

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

Stats time!

PH13

5:44 PM

hmmm ... I htink I choose the prediction bands (single bla)

the mean prediction band is the confidence interval

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

Here is a list of users who did the real participation. All-time ranking.

3

PH13

place 49 ... have to get up to 42

who is Jannis?

Loong

Jannis Andreska

3.1k 1 5 47

organic-chemistry homework inorganic-chemistry acid-base reaction-mechanism redox electrochemistry

5,168 votes cast

PH13

thank you, I found the profile ... but never saw him :D

that's why I thought that maybe you know him

PH13

6:11 PM

5

Q: Could an average person take over the world?

Joe, an average citizen, decides to take over the world (for various reasons). He's an average person, with an average job and average resources. Does Joe have a realistic shot at his dream? Some clarifications: By "take over the world", I mean - at the very least - control the United States,...

reality-check politics government

maybe with a superacid gun that dissolves humans?

Loong

There is a theory which states that this has already happened.

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

6:53 PM

@Loong Right. I have already taken over the world.

@PH13 Top voter.

Loong

@inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M quod erat demonstrandum

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

Huh? Yeah, sure.

Loong

!

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

It's a meme on meta.

Meaning doing things only mods can do for normal stuff.

No negative connotation intended.

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

7:20 PM

@Loong BTW your message reminded me of "the shortest telegraph message ever".

Loong

@inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M :-)

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

IIRC it was between a book author and a publisher.

Hey @Mith!

Loong

@inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M Oscar Wilde

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

The book author sent "?" . . . Yeah, him.

Mithoron

Hey!

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

7:24 PM

@Mithoron You're the 19th chem.SE valued associate!

Mithoron

I just saw this in your query :)

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

@Mart, as always, is the first.

What surprises me is that I'm above RON! OMG

Loong

@inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M stackexchange.com/leagues

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

@Loong Rep isn't the whole story IMO.

Mithoron

I think if this query counted votes on posts not number of posts it would be nice compomise

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

7:35 PM

@Mithoron I don't see your point.

What difference would it make?

santiago

goooooooooooooooood mooooooooooooooooooooooooorning

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

@santiago goooooooooooooooood mooooooooooooooooooooooooorning the fifth valued associate of chem.SE!

santiago

me? valued? lol

Mithoron

@inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M how many down/upvotes got posts not their number, also upvotes on comments

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

Comment upvote is inconsistent. Sometimes a funny unrelated comment gets upvoted.

Sometimes I get upvotes for my template comments.

That's not fair game for great commentators like @Nicolau and you and @Geoff etc.

santiago

7:40 PM

I am so trying to get a Pundit badge

Mithoron

@inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M Yeah, but funny comments are also nice :)

santiago

I don't think I am anywhere near getting Pundit at this stage, not sure how to check though

santiago

8:03 PM

is there a script that accurately shows how close/far I am from a pundit badge?

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

A moment.

@San you have two comments with a score of 6.

Two with a score of four.

santiago

hmmm am wayy off

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

Six with a score of 3.

@santiago data.stackexchange.com/chemistry/query/341460/…

The best way to get pundit is to not think about it.

santiago

hmm if they all get upvoted then bam!

@inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M didn't think about it until I saw the chat here this morning

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

I was frustrated too once, then I went all "meh" and then one day "Woosh! I'm a pundit!"

@santiago Morning?

santiago

8:08 PM

its 6am here

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

Ahh.

Well, that doesn't change the fact that you're the fifth user in amount of contributions' ranking.

santiago

contributions?

my answers are not that great

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

Answers aren't the half of it.

Did you see that query I pinned?

santiago

looking now....

how in the 7 levels of hell am I above Klaus???

and Nicolau?!

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

See? You need to ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ more often.

santiago

8:12 PM

need to make more emojis?

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

Actually, the query gives me those tears people shed in movies and run in beaches shouting "I love you!".

santiago

lol

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

Which gives me a reason to be jealous of @Martin. ಠ_ಠ

santiago

for now

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

MWAHHAHAHAHA shh don't reveal my plans.

santiago

8:19 PM

I am catching up

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

I am sneezing.

santiago

i am far.....

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

I am me.

@santiago . . . from loooooooove?

santiago

@inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M no ....ting

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

That's plausible.

santiago

8:21 PM

lol

-1

Q: Database driven ACL using Php and MySQL

I want to implement LINUX ACL in my Php, MySQL based application. Please help me by discussing best practices for table design.

php mysql linux permissions

ignore that...

I remember a saying once - that went along the lines of that watching paint dry would be truly magical when viewed at a microscopic and smaller level. — santiago 49 secs ago

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

@santiago Copy-paste error happens to the best of us.

santiago

look at the comment I just wrote

should upvote that comment

shower time!

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

@santiago I'll upvote it if it gets to 4.

santiago

8:40 PM

sure sure

anyway - still stunned by the notion that my measly contributions rank me 5th overall...lol, pretty funny

it was a stupid comment anyway

PH13

buoy buoy o/

Mithoron

@santiago You're second in cast votes - that's why :)

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

Hmm, I should make sure I know who I'm going to vote for in ELL's election.

santiago

@Mithoron aaaah that makes a bit more sense to me now.... I have voted alot, my "contribution" is not really from my crappy content or even my substandard behind the scenes stuff (editing etc), but because I vote a lot. That actually makes far more sense to me.

PH13

o/ \o /o \o /o \o

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

8:50 PM

Voting is very crucial for a SE

@PH13 |o

PH13

bye

@inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M otherwise I'd (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻

and @inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M finish your epic answer!

santiago

@inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M lol

PH13

I need to read your epic text

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

@PH13 Actually, I'm on it tomorrow.

santiago

I started an answer as well

PH13

8:52 PM

woohoo

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

To what?

PH13

let me know when it is finished

I'll append my answer on Geoff sometime this week

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

@PH13 If it doesn't rain goofballs I'm going to finish that answer for sure tomorrow. I need some repz.

santiago

but, like my numerous many starts, I will more than likely discard it

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

@San to what question are you writing an answer to?

PH13

8:53 PM

@santiago :C finish it :)

so .. cu tomorrow

santiago

I have not finished an answer for a while

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

Me too.

But to what question?

@PH13 Cya!

santiago

this one chemistry.stackexchange.com/q/35456/15489

but like the last 12 answer starts, I will probably discard it

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

Do it.

Answer.

Quote some stuff. Quoting always gives me incentive to continue what I wrote.

santiago

we'll see (in any case, it won't be now)

I literally do not have the confidence to answer

I might just stick to reading and voting

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

9:00 PM

Now don't you go all like that now! WRITE THAT ANSWER!

santiago

I have been "like that" for a long while now, just some days I am better at hiding it

I stop myself from editing

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

Stop being like that.

santiago

I don't greet as much as I used to

as for questions, well I have dozens, but do not know how to word them to be suitable

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

> The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

santiago

that's just a saying

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

9:04 PM

I

have

found it true in many cases.

santiago

good for you

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

And in many cases on SE.

I was thought of screw this answer. Let's discard four times when writing my now highest voted meta.SE answer.

And three times when I was writing about why SO's bitter.

santiago

I have discarded my answer (wasn't much there), I might answer something else later

inɒzɘmɒЯ.A.M

Pssh

1:30 a.m. I should sleep. Later @San!

santiago

seeya

maybe I'll surprise y'all with an answer, and a double surprise would be if it is actually good quality!.... maybe

santiago

10:37 PM

Seriously, I don't think my contributions are of any notable quality (and please do not belittle me with comments like "one of those moods" etc). If, my main contribution is just voting, then it is not good enough at all...

Mithoron

11:33 PM

@santiago Umm, you beat me in everything besides comments, so I don't think you should be worried

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