Word: errors
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...correcting its error, the CRIMSON expresses regret for the annoyance caused to Dr. Fiske and to all persons who may have been put to inconvenience...
...Princeton got the ball on a fumble by Berrien, and ran forty-five yards for a touchdown. Mills attempted to kick the goal, but Roper, who was holding the ball, let it slip from his hands and touch the ground too soon, Columbia of course blocking the kick. This error lost to Princeton her only chance of tying the game, as no further scoring was done during the half...
...wages question is perhaps the most important branch of political economy and its subjective treatment is attained by the use of statistics. But it is essential that the user of statistics should understand the proper method for constructing them, and the attendant difficulties. There are four great sources of error which are to be avoided in securing statistics. First, observation is not trustworthy; there must be reliable figures and they should cover a considerable space of time. Second, the distinction must be kept in mind between "average" and "arithmetical mean." Third, in dealing with percentages the basic numbers must...
...common error to suppose that the men of this University live in rooms the walls of which are covered with embossed leather; t at they have at hand every luxury of modern life. As a matter of fact, there are but few such. The great majority are of moderate means; and it is this diversity of condition that makes the experience of meeting men here so valuable...
...noteworthy fact to be remembered in this connection is the age of these men. Few were more than twenty-three years old. The growing habit of spending long years in preparation for a life work is a grave error. As soon as a man or a woman can do strenuous work in the world, that will be found the best training. A course of study should only be long enough to win power; the sooner you begin to use it the better. Do not get in four years what you can get in three. Our aim in life...