Comments on: Distribution of time customers spend in coffee shops http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/01/21/distribution-of-time-customers-spend-in-coffee-shops/ The blog of John D. Cook Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:25:31 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Welcome to Carnival of Mathematics 48 = 6!!! « Concrete Nonsense http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/01/21/distribution-of-time-customers-spend-in-coffee-shops/comment-page-1/#comment-12584 Welcome to Carnival of Mathematics 48 = 6!!! « Concrete Nonsense Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:54:46 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=1328#comment-12584 [...] the carnival starts with math classes. This is how mathematicians roll) coffee, John Cook models the distribution of time customers spend in coffee shops and also gives some properties of log-concave functions (I did not know before that they are [...] [...] the carnival starts with math classes. This is how mathematicians roll) coffee, John Cook models the distribution of time customers spend in coffee shops and also gives some properties of log-concave functions (I did not know before that they are [...]

]]> By: scott b http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/01/21/distribution-of-time-customers-spend-in-coffee-shops/comment-page-1/#comment-12315 scott b Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:43:39 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=1328#comment-12315 John, Nick Senofsky is interested in this.... can you forward this to him? John, Nick Senofsky is interested in this…. can you forward this to him?

]]> By: vlorbik http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/01/21/distribution-of-time-customers-spend-in-coffee-shops/comment-page-1/#comment-12307 vlorbik Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:37:24 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=1328#comment-12307 i think i'll plan on having *my* coffee <a HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Smale" rel="nofollow">on the beaches of rio</A> ... great post! i think i’ll plan on having *my* coffee
on the beaches of rio …

great post!

]]> By: vak001 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/01/21/distribution-of-time-customers-spend-in-coffee-shops/comment-page-1/#comment-12285 vak001 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:55:14 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=1328#comment-12285 Wouldn't Cox regression be a better starting point ? Wouldn’t Cox regression be a better starting point ?

]]> By: Tubin http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/01/21/distribution-of-time-customers-spend-in-coffee-shops/comment-page-1/#comment-12278 Tubin Wed, 21 Jan 2009 16:16:15 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=1328#comment-12278 I spend a lot of time in coffee houses and rarely see people sit alone and drink coffee only. Either they order to go or come in with friends or something to do. Modelling people who come in with friends is interesting since their behavior is not independent. I spend a lot of time in coffee houses and rarely see people sit alone and drink coffee only. Either they order to go or come in with friends or something to do.

Modelling people who come in with friends is interesting since their behavior is not independent.

]]> By: John http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/01/21/distribution-of-time-customers-spend-in-coffee-shops/comment-page-1/#comment-12274 John Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:45:43 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=1328#comment-12274 Say, that's a good idea! I hadn't thought about that. Maybe I could write in some travel money so I could visit coffee shops in different cities. Wouldn't want a regional bias in the data. Say, that’s a good idea! I hadn’t thought about that. Maybe I could write in some travel money so I could visit coffee shops in different cities. Wouldn’t want a regional bias in the data.

]]> By: Jason Adams http://www.johndcook.com/blog/2009/01/21/distribution-of-time-customers-spend-in-coffee-shops/comment-page-1/#comment-12272 Jason Adams Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:36:44 +0000 http://www.johndcook.com/blog/?p=1328#comment-12272 Is this leading up to writing a grant for sitting in a coffee shop all day for six months? Is this leading up to writing a grant for sitting in a coffee shop all day for six months?

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