more on NYC to search transit riders' bags -- but ...

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Brett Glass <brett () lariat org>
Date: July 22, 2005 5:03:56 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net, Ip ip <ip () v2 listbox com>
Subject: Re: [IP] more on NYC to search transit riders' bags -- but ...


Michael Bacarella, quoting an article:


> "It turns out the best strategy is purely random (flip the coin).
> Stark says this is a well-established concept in the mathematical
> world, that as long as there is a detectable pattern, then it can
> be exploited.

Jack Welch of GE demonstrated long ago that quality control based
even on random sampling produced unacceptable results. The Japanese
auto makers took this principle to heart and promptly ate their
American counterparts' lunch.

--Brett Glass



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