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I would like to have more details about this article. Perhaps you could put me in touch with the author.

In recent issues I have found the features—especially the editorial page—highly interesting and thought-provoking, but the stories have been miserable and the November issue hit a new low. I enjoy Astounding very much but if the stories continue in this vein. I suggest you give up the ghost.

Dear Mr. Cambell:

I have just read Pfc. Richard Bruner's letter in BRASS TACKS. I would like to comment on one of his criticisms regarding sociologists and psychologists and mathematical methods.

In commenting, he quotes your editorial "The sociologists and psychologists have long maintained that mathematical methods are not applicable to human problems". He then counters with "Man! I defy you to find one psychologist doing experimental research of any kind who has not used statistical methods in his research. He refers to five books. The first uses the word methods but the

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