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Full House
by Stephen Jay Gould
Why there is no trend toward progress or complexity: .400 hitting, variation, the drunkard's walk away from a wall. Gould's statistical argument.
Read it if…
you want to think clearly about trends and averages.
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Skip it if…
you want paleontology.
Try instead: The Mismeasure of Man →
Three things you will actually use
- Look at the whole distribution.
- Progress is not a trend.
- Variation is the reality.
Do this first
Read the chapters on .400 hitting.
Our verdict
Gould's full house.
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