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\centerline{\bf STANFORD UNIVERSITY}
\centerline{\bf DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS}
\centerline{\big BERKELEY-STANFORD COLLOQUIUM}
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\centerline{4:15 p.m., Tuesday, March 28, 2000}
\centerline{Sequoia Hall Rm. 200}
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\centerline{\sl Erich Lehmann}
\centerline{\sl UC Berkeley}
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\centerline{\bf Intuition and theory: Some statistical examples}
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The talk presents a number of examples in which intuitive arguments,
although quite persuasive, nevertheless lead to incorrect conclusions.  It
points to the difficulty that has been experienced in such cases to abandon
strongly held erroneous beliefs.

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