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When does a newbie become an expert?

I'm interpreting your question to mean "statistical newbie" rather than "Stack Exchange newbie" or "Cross Validated newbie". (If you're asking about the latter two, you advance pretty quickly. Just se …
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What to do when the original question is transformed considerably after getting clarification?

I've struggled with this on some of my questions. Seems like there are three choices: Totally edit and rework the original question, perhaps keeping the original question text at the end of the newl …
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Is Stackexchange a good idea?

I don't see any problem. Any site where people can learn will be targeted by the lazy as well as the diligent, the homework-answer-seekers as well as the professional and hobbiest. Nothing can be don …
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