Re: [Dataloss] Where did the breach go? Quick comparison with NY Times API, Google News, and DataLossDB data

[Chris Walsh <chris () cwalsh org>]

As I often heard back in grad school: "pretty good R^2, though..."

cw

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 11:00 AM, David Shettler <
dave () opensecurityfoundation org> wrote:

> ABSOLUTELY NONE, in this case.
>
> But people flip out when they see it.
>
> In truth, any order generates a near identical trend in this case.
> But six makes people shudder.
>
> On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Chris Walsh <chris () cwalsh org> wrote:
> > Let's say the data fit the polynomial function exactly.  What theoretical
> > basis is there for a polynomial of degree six being sensible?  (Answer
> this,
> > and you get to move on to mathematically modelling the Gartner hype
> cycle!)
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