The mean of the distribution is 1.75 m. If one man chosen at random is 1.80 m tall, the (statistical) error is 0.05 m (5 cm); if he is 1.70 tall, the error is â5 cm. A residual (or fitting error), on the other hand, is an observable estimate of the unobservable statistical error. The simplest case involves a random sample of n men whose heights are measured. The sample mean is used as an estimate of the population mean.
The American Crisis is a pamphlet series by the Enlightenment philosopher Thomas Paine, written during the American Revolution. Paine wrote these pamphlets in order to motivate people in the Colonies to join the war for independence from Britain.
In the pamphlet Common Sense Thomas Paine urged the American colonists to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain. Thomas Paine insisted on swift independence in his pamphlet using clear and concise language, so that the general population could read it.