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Personal equation

The term personal equation, in 19th- and early 20th-century science, referred to the idea that different observers have different reaction times, which can introduce bias when it comes to measurements and observations. Simon Schaffer wrote it "was the name given by astronomers after Bessel to the differences in measured transit times recorded by…

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James and Jung

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Personal equation

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Personal equation → Carl Jung, He, Psychological Types, William James

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the method of least squares to derive possible values from theminstance ofthe taking of redundant data and using techniques0.80text
and trying to quantify the biases of individual workers so that they could be subtracted from the datainstance ofthe taking of redundant data and using techniques0.80text
Personal equationrelated to James and JungWilliam James0.60section
Personal equationrelated to James and JungCarl Jung0.60section
Personal equationrelated to James and JungPsychological Types0.60section
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