<p><a href="https://stats.stackexchange.com/questions/177136/does-the-function-y-atb-exp-ct-have-a-name-can-it-be-linearized-how">This question</a> was just migrated to stackoverflow (well, an hour ago).</p>

<p>As far as I can see a great deal of it's pretty solidly on topic here.</p>

<p>"What is this function called?" is not a SO question, it's a CV question.</p>

<p>"Is this function linearizable?" --- there's no way that's an SO question. It's  a stats question. How are SO people to be expected to talk about the fact that it depends on how the error enters the model?</p>

<p>"How do I estimate the parameters?" (paraphrasing) <em>is a statistics question</em>.</p>

<p>Those are right in the <em>title</em>. </p>

<p>There's code in the question, but the code related parts are not central to the statistical aspects, and the existence of code -- or even a question about code -- doesn't mean the statistical aspects don't belong here. At most I think the OP could have been encouraged to separate some aspects of the question off, but we have <em>no business sending stats questions to SO</em>.</p>

<p>Anyone involved, please take a look at my answer, and explain to me how a question which has an answer like that belongs anywhere but here -- because if that's our standard, I clearly have no clue whatever how any of this works.</p>

<p>Please help me understand the basis for this choice. I really don't understand how those questions at least don't belong here.</p>

<p>(I happen to feel that some of the remainder also belongs here, because it also contains some statistical aspects, but the parts I mentioned should be sufficient.)</p>
