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To make a link to a website, for example to the [http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance Chance Website] Website, start with the URL, add a space, and add name of the website.  Put this whole thing in brackets.  
To make a link to a website, for example to the [http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance Chance Website] Website, start with the URL, add a space, and add name of the website.  Put this whole thing in brackets.  


There are two ways to indent  a quotation.  The first is to indent each line using :, ::, ::: depending on how much you  want to indent it.
To include a quotation, use a blockquote.
 
::We've heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could
::produce the complete works of Shakespeare.Now, thanks to the
::Internet, we know that is not true. ~ Robert Wilensky
 
The other is to use the web blockqote.
<blockquote>
<blockquote>
We've heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the
We've heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the
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The other method is to upload the image.  For this you have to login and use the "Upload file" that appears on the sidebar after you register. If you use this method you can adjust the size and make other adjustments explained in the Help available from the sidebar.  Here is an example:
The other method is to upload the image.  For this you have to login and use the "Upload file" that appears on the sidebar after you register. If you use this method you can adjust the size and make other adjustments explained in the Help available from the sidebar.  Here is an example:
[[Image:news.gif |200px]]
[[Image:news.gif |200px]]
You can also upload a pdf file but there does not seem to be a standard way to refer to it.  The following seems to work
[[Media:testidraw.pdf|Test PDF file]]


It is nice to add a discussion question or two.  The format for this is:
It is nice to add a discussion question or two.  The format for this is:

Latest revision as of 12:55, 4 August 2005

Mix math and medicine and create confusion
New York Times, April 26, 2005, F 11
Richard Friedman, M.D

This article provides an interesting exchange between a doctor (Doctor Friedman) and a statistician (Judith Singer).

(The break marks are necessary because Wiki only make a new line when it sees a blank spaces. Do not leave a space before typing a line. If you do you will get a box around the line!)

To make a link to a website, for example to the Chance Website Website, start with the URL, add a space, and add name of the website. Put this whole thing in brackets.

To include a quotation, use a blockquote.

We've heard that a million monkeys at a million keyboards could produce the complete works of Shakespeare. Now, thanks to the Internet, we know that is not true. ~ Robert Wilensky

There are two ways to add images. If you have a URL for the image you can just give this without any brackets. For example:

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance/wikividios/primeWSJ.jpg

The other method is to upload the image. For this you have to login and use the "Upload file" that appears on the sidebar after you register. If you use this method you can adjust the size and make other adjustments explained in the Help available from the sidebar. Here is an example: News.gif

You can also upload a pdf file but there does not seem to be a standard way to refer to it. The following seems to work

Test PDF file

It is nice to add a discussion question or two. The format for this is:

DISCUSSION:

(1) Do you think this Template will be helpful?

(2) What have I left out?