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“One recalls the literary writer who, after grasping a story of a Mars voyage as a metaphor for isolation and the precariousness of relationships, realized that at a deeper, more subtle level it might even be a story about an actual trip to Mars!”

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Michael Flynn
Michael Flynn

Michael Flynn, born in 1947, is an outstanding statistician with a strong academic background and extensive practical experience in the field of statistics. His research contributions are particularly significant in data analysis, probability theory, and statistical inference. more

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