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many commonly used statistical methods, such as Student s t-test, were invented by the head brewer at Guiness Brewery for quality control

Nov 6, 2022•1 min read

Fun Fact: many commonly used statistical methods, such as Student’s t-test, were invented by the head brewer at Guiness Brewery for quality control

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