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Val comments on Open Thread May 23 - May 29, 2016 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Val 25 May 2016 07:24:26PM 0 points [-]

One problem I can see at first glance that the article doesn't look like a Wikipedia article, but as a textbook or part of a publication. The goal of a Wikipedia article should be for a wide audience to understand the basics of something, and not a treatise only experts can comprehend.

What you wrote seems to be an impressive work, but it should be simplified (or at least the introduction of it), so that even non-experts can have a chance to at least learn what it is about.

Comment author: Lumifer 25 May 2016 08:39:15PM *  1 point [-]

The goal of a Wikipedia article should be for a wide audience to understand the basics of something

I don't think this is true. Wikipedia is a collection of knowledge, not a set of introductory articles.

See e.g. the Wikipedia pages on intermediate-to-high statistical concepts and techniques, e.g. copulas.