and they crossed the border into Scotland.
The train conductor looked out the window and said look, a black sheep.
The NASA engineer predeclared, the sheep in Scotland are black.
The NASA Mathematician said, no, at least one or more sheep in Scotland are black.
The NASA physicist says no we know that at least one side of one sheep in Scotland is black.
The NASA statistician declared the sample size is too small and therefore not statistically significant.
The NASA administrator after hearing that says that settles it, there are no black sheep in Scotland.
** Explain Why the NASA Administrator is correct. **
2007-09-06 05:37:11 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Sounds like a homework question, but I'll give you a hint.
Statistical significance = very very important.
Also:
The sheep was not observed by anyone but the conductor.
2007-09-06 05:42:11 · answer #1 · answered by Brian L 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Because the train conductor was looking back across the border into the English countryside, where he saw the (alleged) black sheep.
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2007-09-06 15:31:06 · answer #2 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Because all the NASA people couldn't get the story straight, it proved that the sheep in Scotland was a hoax.
2007-09-06 19:01:17 · answer #3 · answered by Choose a bloody best answer. It's not hard. 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
He isn't correct. He just doesn't want to listen to the other specialists argue about the answer, and since the bottom line of his project isn't contingent upon it, it's better to dispense with the arguing, and get to the important stuff - good Scottish beer!
2007-09-06 14:50:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
cause an administrator will always decide on the answer which is acceptable to all.
had he told either of them to be correct it would have caused a furore among others. the administrator always comes up with a solution which no one can oppose
2007-09-06 12:59:08 · answer #5 · answered by karan s 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
If you cannot see one sheep on both sides then you don't know if there is one black sheep. If you don't know if there is atleast one black sheep you don't know if there are many black sheeps. If you don't know if there are many black sheeps then you don't know if all of them are black.
2007-09-06 12:55:49 · answer #6 · answered by fantastic 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Depends on the perspective of the observer, and NASA administators are closer too god therefore they see things more clearly.
2007-09-06 12:59:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
I'm assuming this was the Administrator that let Challenger fly and Columbia re-enter.
I'm assuming he must be blind, deaf and definately dumb.
2007-09-06 14:45:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
NASA administrator had to assume there are no black sheep because "sheep" is plural and they have seen only one.
2007-09-06 17:00:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 6⤋
because "NASA Administrator" is a member of management, and they always is correct. (in their own minds)
2007-09-06 12:46:18 · answer #10 · answered by RationalThinker 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋