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.
by Bob Blythe. 1  The most important political tract of the Revolution was written not by a lawyer or university-educated philosopher, but by a former corset maker. This tract, Thomas Paines Common Sense, appeared in January 1776, when most Americans were hoping for a reconciliation with Britain.