It is not necessary. You could do it based on observation. Ye On Wed, 19 Mar 2008, Jamieson William Harris Pryor wrote: The book says that for the moving average technique we should continue increasing k until the curve is 'sufficiently smooth' Should we be using the truncation method to determine what is 'sufficiently smooth'?

The book says that for the moving average technique we should continue increasing k until the curve is 'sufficiently smooth' Should we be using the truncation method to determine what is 'sufficiently smooth'?

... Leibniz, a universal genius and much under-discussed philosophy in this newsgroup. His principle of sufficient reason is very plausible as a principle concerning our reasoning, but I don't...studied Leibniz, or are indeed, Leibnizians, is whether they think the Principle of Sufficient Reason (PSR) definitively establishes determinism for Leibniz. I have actually read Liebniz a few...

...whether they think the Principle of Sufficient Reason (PSR) definitively establishes determinism for...org/wiki/Principle_of_sufficient_reason The principle of sufficient reason states that anything that happens...www.answers.com/topic/principle-of-sufficient-reason Associated with the philosopher Gottfried... different therefrom. 3. Principle of Sufficient Reason of Being The position of...

...: Leibniz, a universal genius and much under-discussed philosopher in this newsgroup. His principle of sufficient reason is very plausible as an idea concerning our reasoning, but I don't wish to ... studied Leibniz, or those who are indeed, Leibnizians, is whether they think the Principle of Sufficient Reason (PSR) definitively establishes determinism for Leibniz's system.

Leibniz, a universal genius and much under-discussed philosophy in this newsgroup. His principle of sufficient reason is very plausible as a principle concerning our reasoning, but I don't wish to call that into... those who might have studied Leibniz, or are indeed, Leibnizians, is whether they think the Principle of Sufficient Reason (PSR) definitively establishes determinism for Leibniz.

...2) P is true (3) A can justify his belief that P. Actually, that's not sufficient, either. It can be the case that A believes P, that P is true, that A can justify ...(4) A's justification for believing P uses only true statements. But even that may not be sufficient. Perhaps we want to require that A's justification for believing P uses only *justified* true statements. ...

... the door, but if in fact there is no one there I will not be said to know it. Belief is a necessary condition for knowledge but not a sufficient condition. 2. If I am to know that there is someone outside the door, then there really must be someone outside the door. Before the belief is entitled to be called 'knowledge', what is ...

... someone is outside the door, but if in fact there is no one there I will not be said to know it. Belief is a necessary condition for knowledge but not a sufficient condition. 2. If I am to know that there is someone outside the door, then there really must be someone outside the door. Before the belief is entitled to be called 'knowledge', what is ...

...justified true belief. I like the simplicity of that statement. Is knowledge possible without belief? Reconsider the idea that Belief is a necessary condition for knowledge but not a sufficient condition. [One] condition for the truth of a statement of the form 'A knows that P' (where A is a person and P a proposition) is that A genuinely believes that P....