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oops....here's the email on the study with the astrologer's name further down in

the email. GJ doesn't allow forwards...sowwy

 

Dear List members,

Of late, I have committed to devoting more time to

astrology, its practice, teaching, and research. In

this post I want to propose a research venture with

the collaboration of all interested astrologers in

this list (and others you may know). Here's the sketch

of my proposal:

I would like to analyze data from lots of charts to

isolate the power of various Jyotish chart factors,

both "fundamental" and "new". In order to do this, I

am going to write some programs based on data mining

techniques from AI/statistics. I want to collaborate

with astrologers in this forum (and others) who are

willing to share their data with me for the sake of

analysis. The following are the potential benefits of

this venture:

- We develop a better, empirical understanding of

classical principles as applied in the current

social context

- We discover new correlations and inter-factor

dependences that would be otherwise impossible to

discover manually

- We establish a database of "like charts" that we

can refer to when we analyze any particular

clienr,

or deliver workshops, or whatever.

 

I think there's a lot of benefit for all of us, with

no fear of stepping on each other's toes. Please

understand that we are not trying to indulge in some

futile exercise to prove or disprove astrology. We are

going to really go after some hard data without the

tedium and limitation of manual analysis to deliver

much richer information. Apart from the raw data, I

would need constant input from all the participants,

using your experience and skills to arrive at

relative importance of various factors.

 

For backrgound, I have a Ph.D. in Computer Science. My

last job was with DoubleClick Inc where I worked

directly for the co-founder and CTO, leading a team of

scientists to build new products. A major focus of

these products was optimization based on the kind of

data analysis I am talking about. And for the longest

time (> 10 years) I have been teaching undergraduate

Computer Science at Rutgers University, NJ.

 

While I am willing to do all the software on my own,

it would be great if I could find another programmer

who can help me out.

 

Please let me what you think. If you don't think this

is an appropriate thing to discuss on this list,

please email me privately at sesh_v - I will

be glad to build a separate mailing list and work with

the participants to chart a plan of action.

 

Regards,

Sesh

 

 

 

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