This will be almost a non-diary, more a request for info. My apologies, but I just noticed this group and I been trying to sort this out on my own, to no avail.
In 2009, I happened upon the new KenKen puzzles in the NYT. I had never gotten keen on Sudoku, but somehow KenKen got me hooked. Fortunately I found them just before I was suddenly confronted with a major family health crisis, so I used them to rest my brain when medical stuff was too overwhelming.
Over time I found more (and bigger) puzzles online so I could keep pushing my skill level to meet my continuing need for daily brain-anesthesia as I slog onwards through the miasma of "The Best Health Care System in World".
One of the leading lights on another forum I frequent recently mentioned that she was amused when people who had no time for Latin Squares in her stat courses where begging for help on puzzles with cute names. Of course, I immediately Googled LS, and I see that LS appear to be my fave KenKens. Well, sort of , or maybe they are Sudoku?
It probably doesn't matter much, but what is bugging me is that I can't figure out the mathematical or statistical purpose of Latin Squares. How are they used; what do they do? Wikipedia only confused me more.
If someone can explain what is the math or stat use of LS, I would be very grateful.