I knew there was a real reason for all those people getting those doctorate
degrees.  To justify owning VW busses of kinds.

    DrRufo- not a real on
    SOCal-81 vanagon

> At 09:36 AM 2/26/99 -0800, Mark Robert Drovdahl wrote:
> > >        Are my higher-education dollars really worth it? Can anyone
> > >explain to me how statistics will help me put a 2.0 L motor into my
> > >favorite Westy?

>  The response was--
> > Statistically, 23.4% of all owner-attempted conversions require
> > professional assistance at some time.  The relationship between experience
> > and success is alpha .822 at a .05 level of confidence (using a
> > causal-recursive model pioneered by W. Berry, citation on demand).  This
> > suggests that unless you have considerable mechanical experience, or
> > consider your time worth less than 10% of the going rate for experts in
> >
> > Dr.Ian Cameron, Faculty of Education, Department of Psych Foundations and
> > Measurement, U. of Victoria

    PS Anyone  know what the hell he is saying?