lflage/wiki-talks huggingface dataset:
Talk:Wald–Wolfowitz runs test

message: As far as I understand, this statement in the article is wrong because the W-W test and the K-S-test apply to completely different kinds of statistics. While the W-W test applies to sequences the K-S test is used to analyse the cumulative distribution of some quantity (e.g. mass distribution in a star cluster) where the order does not matter (e.g. whether count brown dwarfs first or in random order). Furthermore, the K-S test does not make much sense for binary distributions like throwing coins, because it normally requires all events to be related to a different value (e.g. no two stars have exactly the same mass) and coin-throwing results in only two different "values". In other words, the K-S test is not more powerful then the W-W test, just as a thermometer isn't more powerful than a ruler.--SiriusB 15:15, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  K-S-Test more powerful? 

message: I found this article hard to understand.  If I have it correctly, N is supposed to be chosen and fixed ahead of time, so that you apply a Runs Test of a specific size, say 5?  If this is correct, it could be a lot clearer.
What would help a lot is a small application example showing how to do this measurement.
The other thing that is absolutely necessary here are the expectation formula for populations (and possibly samples).  Calculating the the mean and variance for N=6 over a sequence of 1000 values is meaningless if I do not know what the expected mean and variance are.
Additionally, there a no pointers to more/expanded information on this subject.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.36.34.97 (talk) 14:06, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The N in the article is the length of the two-valued data sequence to be tested for the hypothesis that the elements of the sequence are mutually independent. So if you have a sequence of 1000 values, N = 1000. For the example sequence "++++---+++--++++++----", N = 22, N+ = 13, N− = 9. Then μ = 11.64, σ2 = 4.88. There are 6 runsn the sequence, which is a considerably less than the expected value μ: 6 = μ − 2.55σ. This is quite likely significant, depending on the confidence level required for rejecting the null hypothesis of mutual independence. Under that hypothesis, the probability of getting no more than 6 runs in a sequence of 13 pluses and 9 minuses is less than 1 percent.  --Lambiam 22:39, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Missing: Application & Expectation 

message: Quote: If +s and −s alternate randomly, the number of runs in the sequence N for which it is given that there are N+ occurrences of + and N− occurrences of – (so N = N+ + N−) is a random variable whose conditional distribution – given the observation of N+ positive runs and N− negative runs – is approximately normal with:
So, is N+ (N-) the number of +'s (-'s) or the number of _runs_ consisting of +'s (-'s)??
160.83.30.198 (talk) 09:20, 30 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Text confusing
Talk:Violin Concerto No. 3 (Bruch)

message: This unreference analysis of the concerto has been placed here as a temporary measure until a sourced version can be created either by myself or some other interested party.
"It has a conventional concerto/sonata first movement, Allegro energico, with an opening tutti followed by the solo entry and presentation of the themes of the first subject group.  This consists of a vigorous and heroic idea followed by a more broad and dramatic theme in octaves, leading to a modulation to the relative major (F) and presentation of the themes of the second subject group.  It is noteworthy that both first and second subjects contain two themes, the most important of which is the 'largamente' theme which constitutes the second part of the primary theme group, and which provides most of the motives worked out in the development.  It is also of interest that the first theme of the second subject group is actually a transformation of the first theme of the primary group with all of the note values evened out into crotchets.  
The second movement Adagio, in B-flat major, is in a sonatina form (sonata without development).  It also has two closely related themes, the second of which is based on the complementary phrase of the first.  These are truly some of Bruch's more inspired pages, arguably the equal of the more celebrated slow movement of the first concerto.  
The finale, Allegro molto, is a sonata-rondo.  Again, the thematic material is in groups, rather than individual melodies.  The principal group of the rondo is a D minor triadic couplet in dotted-notes and triplets, followed by a D major complementary theme in multiple stops on the violin.  This leads in turn to a lyrical A minor tune in double stops, with the dotted-note/triplet rhythm of the first theme providing the orchestral accompaniment, followed again by a series of flowing melodies veering into the expected key of F.  This leads to a return of the rondo couplet, this time shared between orchestra and violin.  A modulation transitions into an extensive development and return of the primary and secondary material, this time transposed into the tonic.  A coda at turns mischievous and triumphant concludes what must surely be Bruch's most ambitious, expansive and dramatic concerto."
Graham1973 (talk) 05:21, 25 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Uncredited Analysis

message: There are two areas that need to be further researched for this concerto:
# Performance history and reviews, especially 19th C reviews.
# Recording history.
Graham1973 (talk) 12:24, 26 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Areas for further research
Talk:List of Charlton Athletic F.C. players

message: Please include Darren Bent. Under 100 apperances but is a very important Charlton Player. dandydoody Dandydoody 15:25, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Darren Bent

message: What are people's thoughts on including Benjamin Odeje? Never played for the first team, and didn't contribute notably to the club itself, but certainly is a significant figure? Grunners (talk) 12:59, 25 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Benjamin Odeje
Talk:Poole's Cavern

message: couldn't there be a bit more detail of what's in the cavern e.g.
The FLitch of Bacon,
How the poached egg stalagmites were formed,
the frozen waterfall?
how to get there
that would be what some people might want to read about —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.178.230.40 (talk • contribs) 16:28, 19 September 2007
:I have to admit, I've never been in the cavern, which is why the description of the interior is brief. If you have reliable references for the points you mention please do add them! "How to get there" would tend not to be considered encyclopedic, but a note on the location, including a precise grid reference, would definitely be useful. Espresso Addict 16:48, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
Talk:Luther Biggs

message: Hi, I’m very happy to have my page up but someone keeps on putting up my birthday against my will. I have deleted it several times in years past but it always is put back on there. Is there a way I can find out who has done this? Is there a way to take the birthday off? 
I’m very concerned about privacy and identity theft. Please let me know anything I can be reached at 407-468-2496
I’m seriously concerned and this has caused me much distress and anxiety.
Thank you so much for taking the time to look into this. 2603:9001:6900:D9F:1D62:6566:5C9D:8936 (talk) 18:43, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Birthday causing attempts at identity fraud
Talk:Mary Callery

message: Please learn to check the page history so you can see why things are happening to the article. Generally, we don't link to more than one instance of something that has a Wikipedia article. See WP:LINK. If you disagree, you need to explain why in the edit summary. If established editors have reverted what you have done, it's good to stop and try to find out why. They may have made a mistake, but more likely they are trying to follow our manual of style. Katr67 15:32, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: You may ask yourself, why are the links I put in disappearing?

message: Mary Calley in a group picture from 1949.  Can you do it?  If so, please drop me a line.  Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 15:57, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  I am trying to identify
Talk:MV Cougar Ace

message: This article may be worth linking to   —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.60.81.195 (talk) 12:56, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: The link was added on 26 February 2008 by 64.209.16.206 (talk) — Bellhalla (talk) 04:08, 29 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  ''Wired'' article 

message: Can we get a photo from the "All Aboard The Fail Boat!" series inspired by this incident.   —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.6.168.245 (talk) 18:34, 31 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fail Boat 

message: This might be a good article for April Fools Day. It has that wild improbability about it. Craeburn (talk) 21:33, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: April Fools 2012?
Talk:Antoine Ghanem

message: definitely noteworthy at least from lebanese perspective, should be kept. an assassinated politician is not something extremely common.
:Deleters and speedy deleters are sometimes too zealous ! This article should obviously be kept. Baronnet 16:07, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled
Talk:Confirmation (Latter Day Saints)

message: This page has a number of inaccuracies.  The gift of the holy ghost is not a doctrine which has originated from the LDS church neither is it an exclusive latter day saint doctrine.  Rather its origins (according to the holy bible) date back nearly 2000 years ago.  (see Acts Chapter 2).
Additionally, this perspective on the holy spirit is not completely universal and is specific to the LDS's beliefs on the gift of the holy ghost. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.79.141.176 (talk • contribs) 15:57, 19 September 2007
:This page is really an LDS-specific page, referring to the LDS Confirmation.  The broader topic is already covered at Spiritual gifts, baptism of fire.  So I'm going to rename the article and edit to reflect this. COGDEN 22:39, 21 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: LDS specific
Talk:Old House (Cutchogue)

message: The recent edit regarding the 'questionable' reliability of the tree-ring study on this house does not cite a reliable source.  The citation is for a letter written to a newspaper, not a journalistic source.  In other words, that opinion piece includes no evidence that the results of this particular study are unreliable.  If the lab (or another lab, or an architectural historian) has found that the results are not reliable, that source must be cited to justify reverting the date to 1649.
I have no stake in this issue; this is one of the oldest houses in the country, and one of the best preserved.  Great house.  In my opinion, when the other houses on the 'oldest houses in New York' list are dated scientifically, most of the 'seventeenth century' buildings will date much later.  This is what's happened in Masschusetts, there's no reason to believe New York is any different.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Old houses (talk • contribs) 23:46, 1 April 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dating of The Old House
Talk:Space diagonal

message: I added two sentences to i-agonal, regarding monagonal and i-rows. --Harvey Heinz 16:08, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

message: Hello, in calculus we learned that to find the space diagonal of a rectangular prism you can apply the following formula:
d^2 = x^2 + y^2 + z^2
x, y, and z being the length width and height.  Is this a real formula because our teacher couldn't remember the name of it?  If so, what is it called?  He said it might be Herod's Theorem. 216.179.3.1 (talk) 03:29, 22 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Does this exist?
Talk:Shangani Patrol

message: The entry as written appears to rely entirely in English accounts of the battle. Are there Ndebele accounts of what happened? Did Wilson really die last?
I ask because for many years mainstream mass media accounts of the Native-American victory at the Little Big Horn represented exclusively the "American" (United States forces) perspective. This included the "conventional wisdom" that Custer died last, directing the defense of a hill top.
However, from the 1930s (?) owards efforts were made by mainsteam historians and other researchers to record the accounts of the surviving Native-American participants in the battle. Much was learned -- including the belief by some Native-Americans that Custer had been shot off his horse early in the battle, and that this stalled the attack on the Native-Americans' encampment. I believe other Native-Americans disagreed with this, the point is that the battle did not necessarily go as the mainstream American media initially assumed it had.
From what I have read, once the elderly Native-Americans were assured that there would be no retribution for the events of 50-60 years earlier most them them were willing to talk with historians, give them the names of the dead and wounded in the Native-American side, and so on.
Did any English historians undertake similar research in (what became) Rhodesia? There would have been many Ndebele survivors to talk with -- and least for the first few decades after the war ended. Can anybody out there fill this in?(71.22.47.232 (talk) 12:21, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I hope I've resolved these concerns. —Cliftonian (talk) 03:39, 30 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Is there a Ndebele account of the battle? 

message: This article discusses how the battle was mythologized in contemporary Britain and later Rhodesia. What about Zimbabwe? Is the patrol still held in high regard there? Is the memorial a prominent tourist attraction or has it been neglected? Brutannica (talk) 16:14, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: I've put a little bit in about this; hope this helps. Basically it is still there as a tourist site but it is no longer the site of national pilgrimage it was in the Rhodesian era. —Cliftonian (talk) 17:47, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Zimbabwean viewpoint

message: ... the out-of-ammunition British soldiers standing up and shaking hands with each other, but how was it established that these soldiers sang "God Save The Queen"?  Would any of the surviving attackers had any means of knowing or recognizing this anthem?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.132.46.2 (talk) 19:45, 18 March 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  With all due respect: I suppose the attackers may have witnessed ... 

message: I have listed it in the template to be checked. In particular, FA should not usually have further reading section, reliable sources should be referenced as sources. buidhe 02:14, 17 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  FAR
Talk:Kip Kinkel/Archive 1

message: "He continuously played a soundtrack from the 1996 movie Romeo and Juliet." ? GangofOne 08:12, 27 August 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Romeo and Juliet

message: Is née Zuranski the jewish name of Faith Kinkel? Not exactly sure why it is listed there, most google links just point back to this wiki article. Perhaps if it is really necessary to the article we should explain in the parentheses what it is. --Fxer 02:07, 12 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: It means "born Zuranski" - it's her maiden name Siofra 15:35, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Faith Kinkel / née Zuranski 

message: I merged "Kip Kinkle" here. See http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kip_Kinkle&action=history for the history. WhisperToMe 04:22, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Merged 

message: Does anyone know about this? Schprunkel 20:09, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Motivation
Talk:Leonard Kniaseff

message: It has a 203-kilometre (126 mi) diameter caldera lake called Lake Leonard. 
There is this source for the value:
http://www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/html/update_VMEPD/Volcano/VolcanoList/leonardkniaseff.htm
but this is unrealistically large.
For instance
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Kniaseff
gives 4 × 5 km2 caldera size and 8 hectare lake size.
Openstreetmap indicates about 1 × 2 km2 lake size, in the shape of a half moon.
~~ ----  — Preceding unsigned comment added by KlausFoehl (talk • contribs) 08:35, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lake diameter value probably wrong 

message: What is the benefits of Leonardkniasefg 115.147.55.201 (talk) 10:18, 23 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Science
Talk:Stack trace

message: I really do not know how to make this fit into this article, however I think it's very useful for others:
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-cppexcep.html?ca=dnt-68 is a nice article about how to utilize backtrace() and backtrace_symbols() for stacktraces in C++ Exception handling.
-Tino 91.64.74.131 16:46, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

message: Can "stack trace" or "traceback"/"backtrace" be used in other contexts besides just displaying the active stacks? For instance, can it be applied to the act of debugging an application using tracepoints to trace a bug to its source up the call stack?--Subversive Sound (talk) 12:21, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I would like to see more about the history behind when these were implemented in different computing systems. I see a strong parallel to telephone switching, but can't find any sources. See this video about the No 5 Crossbar on YouTube (XKyXCZV_faY) at 9:31 about what is basically a stack trace for a mechanical computer. Rkedge (talk) 15:15, 5 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other contexts? 

message: There should be something about try..catch and about exceptions I think. Exceptions in javascript hold stack property that hold stack trace of an exception, from last function to place where exception was thrown. jcubic (talk) 16:10, 18 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  try..catch 

message: From the intro, this doesn't make a lot of sense: "Memory is continuously allocated on a stack but not on a heap, thus reflective of their names."  Shouldn't that be "continually" (in repeated succession), not "continuously" (without interruption)?
In any case, I don't see how it is reflective of their names in any other than a tautological sense.  BMJ-pdx (talk) 15:58, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dubious: "continuously allocated"
Talk:Manchester/Archive 6

message: This department, which is in charge of city-related policy, defines a city as a Primary Urban Area (not the same as an ONS urban area which is an agglomeration). This definition is in the State of the English Cities report at 2.3.5.
The population figures are available from the State of the Cities database. To get the most accurate population figures, select Grouping Type as Theme, select the Theme as Urban Competitiveness, select Place Type as PUA (Ward) and select the Dataset as Total Population - Census Years. Then select Start and End dates as 2001. The download button will then appear. EarlyBird 12:38, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: There's nothing there to justify such a figure for the city. TharkunColl 14:29, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This is the only official Government definition of a city. Please stop reverting the change as it is from an accurate and respected secondary source. Your reverts are simply due to your POV, despite cited sources to the contrary. EarlyBird 14:45, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: They're not there. The definition of a city is the metropolitan borough. Please find a less obscure source. TharkunColl 14:56, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: TharkunColl, this is incorrect. The population of a city is not based on the borough with city status and if you believe this to be the case, please cite a source that states this. This document is from the Government department responsible for city-related policy in this country. They produce a document, in conjunction with the Deputy Prime Minister (formerly ODPM), the Office for National Statistics and all the regional bodies. This report is called the State of the English Cities report and defines cities for use within Government. It's as good a source as you can get and I even gave you step-by-step instructions on how to get the figures. EarlyBird 15:02, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I have the Excel document in front of me. Now please tell me where these figures are. TharkunColl 15:08, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The figures are on the sheet named "2001". EarlyBird 15:10, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I cannot find such a sheet. There is almost nothing on it at all, in fact. TharkunColl 15:14, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Well I found the figures with relative ease. I've put in an RfC about this issue to see what others think as regards this issue. EarlyBird 15:16, 21 July 2007 (UTC)

text: Ah, right, I think I've found it. Manchester 1,741,961. Interestingly, it has Birmingham down as 2,293,099. TharkunColl 15:28, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Indeed it does. In fact, to be honest I think it's a pretty fair reflection of the size of English cities in comparison to each other. I've been thinking about adding the figures to the articles for all 56 cities when I have time, but I did my home city first. I have, however, created a page listing all the English cities in order of size. EarlyBird 15:31, 21 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Department for Communities and Local Government
Talk:Monopod

message: Should not Monopod#Notes be  Monopod#References and  Monopod#References be literature or similar? In essence Monopod#References is redundant, and out of "normal wiki style" as I see it.
Warumwarum (talk) 08:52, 22 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  References vs Notes 

message: should we merge the article selfie stick here? link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selfie_stick
it is previously redirected here. or maybe it really deserve its own article? zlouiemark [ T ] [ C ]  22:36, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  selfie stick
Talk:New South Wales 90 class locomotive

message: How is it a problem? Add a pass though cable & 90's can still be used as B units. Yes? Tubby.Lunchbox (talk) 20:33, 8 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lack of ECP
Talk:Alternative high school

message: :Feel free to state your position on the renaming proposal by beginning a new line in this section with *Support or *Oppose, then sign your comment with ~~~~. Since polling is not a substitute for discussion, please explain your reasons, taking into account Wikipedia's naming conventions.
*Support - This seems to be a merger actually. Nonetheless, I support. --Тhε Rαnδom Eδιτor 21:35, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey
Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Christianity/Templates

message: I have created a new infobox for theologians, based ultimately on the infobox for philosophers.  It is located here: Template:Infobox Christian theologian.  I placed it on the articles for Simon Episcopius and Jacob Arminius and John Calvin, but the good folks at the Calvin page have killed it on that page.  If you think it is useful, let's try to get it on articles, if not, try to fix it kill it.  TuckerResearch (talk) 19:40, 18 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  [[Template:Infobox Christian theologian]]
Talk:Pattern 1897 infantry officer's sword

message: I've used the dates for the pattern introductions described by both Robson and Withers. They differ from those described by Wilkinson Latham but the ones I've used seem to be the generally accepted ones now. Epeeist smudge 17:27, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dates 

message: For now I've been lazy and added the references at the end. At a later date I will replace these with in-line references. Epeeist smudge 17:27, 19 September 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: If these in-line citations can be added, the article can probably be promoted to a B class.AustralianRupert (talk) 00:45, 26 March 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  References 

message: Similarly to the gothic hilted sword article, I've reverted the change from victorian equipment category back to weapon. They were issued and used as weapons up to WW1, regardless of their actual utility. Epeeist smudge (talk) 13:20, 12 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Weapon vs Equipment 

message: I've placed a small addition to the variants sections as WKC make an unetched version for Warrant Officers which never drawn. The only Warrant Officer that draws his sword is the London GSM at Trooping The Colour []. --Panzer71 (talk) 13:17, 1 January 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Variants