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		ayhanfuat on May 26, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The t-test was invented at the Guinness brewery You probably missed it. This is something stat book authors love to mention. I don’t remember a stat intro book that doesn’t have a footnote for “Student t”.

BeetleB on May 27, 2024 [–]

Just went through mine a few months ago. It definitely doesn't have it.

whimsicalism on May 27, 2024 | [–]

what book? i'm honestly curious because of how frequently this story is repeated in stats textbooks

BeetleB on May 27, 2024 | | [–]

The author is Jay Devore.

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