|
PureBytes Links
Trading Reference Links
|
Walter:
Thanks for the information. Without the isbn number I would not have been
able to identify the book as the authors have a version, with the same
title, that lists for something like $20 or $25. This book lists for
$90.00. I bought a used copy with disk for $17.00 at half.com.
What are the titles of Kaufman's 2 big books?
regards
Lionel Issen
lissen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: "W Lake" <wlake@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 9:04 AM
Subject: Applications
> Hi Lionel
>
> It's by Prentice Hall - ISBN 0-13-095071-8.
>
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130203122/qid=994155420/sr=1-2/ref=s
> c_b_2/107-2442644-9671752
>
> Statistics for Managers Using Microsoft Excel, 2/e
> by David M. Levine, Mark L. Berenson, David Stephan
>
> To others that wrote:
>
> Linear Algebra is just a first year course that is usually required for
most
> areas including business and economics. When you check the used book
stores
> look for the books that are math orientated rather than computational or
> arithmetic orientated. Any of the good programs will do the arithmetic for
> you <G>
>
> By applications I meant math applications not case studies. For example,
one
> of the intro books has 8 pages on Markov Chains in the Matrix chapter. The
> analysis of probability and transition probabilities are particularly
> applicable to trading. This is a good starting point for some of the more
> advanced areas.
>
> It's hard to keep your trading focus when faced with pages of computation.
> "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler" ... not
> an easy task.
>
> Best regards
>
> Walter
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Lionel Issen <lissen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 7:13 PM
> Subject: Re: Stats
>
>
> > 1. there are several books with this and similar titles "Statistics for
> > Managers using Excel". Can you give a few more details like publisher,
> > author(s), isbn number, date. The prices for this or similar titles
range
> > from about $20 to $100.
> > 2. What are Kaufman's 2 big books? There is a new edition of "Trading
> > Systems and Methods", which is quite big. I've seen some of his other
> > books, while they are not petite, they weren't very big.
> > 3. right on in paragraph 1.
> > Lionel Issen
> > lissen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "W Lake" <wlake@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 11:30 PM
> > Subject: Stats
> >
> >
> > > Thanks for your emails
> > >
> > > It sounds as if you are getting "nickled and dimed" reading the TASC
and
> > > Futures Mag articles. Even a series of articles will make the
technique
> > > sound very interesting but not give you enough background to really
> > > understand why it works or doesn't work. That can be dangerous in the
> > > markets that you are interested in <G> ... Ruggiero, Stridsman and
> Holder,
> > > that you mentioned, can run right past you in the space of a couple of
> > > sentences.
> > >
> > > Re the Regression and other stats articles ... you might want to get a
> > copy
> > > of "Statistics for Managers using Excel". It's about 800 pages and it
> will
> > > help you see how all those "neat" ideas fit together. I think that
> there's
> > a
> > > second edition out now. My copy is an updated 1998 edition. I think
that
> > it
> > > cost me $9 in the used book store. For anything that XL can't handle,
> you
> > > can easily run the data into KyPlot.
> > >
> > > There are also older introductory Linear Algebra textbooks available
> very
> > > cheaply, especially if you can find books that are application based.
> > There
> > > are two calculus books that I like that may help. One is published by
> > > Barrons and is management and application oriented and the other is
> > geometry
> > > based, since you are also visually based in your analysis.
> > >
> > > I use Derive 5 for all of that sort of math stuff. The user interface
is
> > > very easy to use and you can probably find a free copy.
> > >
> > > Of course, Kaufman's 2 big books will help you make the conversion
from
> > the
> > > textbooks back to trading. Run his code into TS, most of his code is
> > pretty
> > > clean and you shouldn't have any difficulty. There are the odd bits in
> > > Quattro that are pretty easy to convert to XL. You might wanted to
> > consider
> > > that some of the mag writers don't use the same code that they
publish.
> > >
> > > Best regards
> > >
> > > Walter
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>
|