Signal + Noise vs. Signal — Important Update
Update I see that I failed below to demonstrate the ubiquity of the problem. So your homework is to search … Continue Reading Signal + Noise vs. Signal — Important Update
Stream: xkcd’s Global Warming Time Series Mistakes
Today’s post is at the Stream: xkcd’s Global Warming Time Series Mistakes. The popular web cartoon xkcd has provided a … Continue Reading Stream: xkcd’s Global Warming Time Series Mistakes
Lovely Example of Statistics Gone Bad
The graph above (biggified version here) was touted by Simon Kuestenmacher (who posts many beautiful maps). He said “This plot … Continue Reading Lovely Example of Statistics Gone Bad
Uncertainty: The Soul of Models, Probability & Statistics. Chapter Abstracts
This post originally appeared right before the Uncertainty did. Now that we’re 1.5 years out, it’s time for a re-post. … Continue Reading Uncertainty: The Soul of Models, Probability & Statistics. Chapter Abstracts
