We did this years ago, but it’s time for a refresh for new readers. You make a bet with a bookie. You don’t want X to happen, where “X” can be anything […]
Moving Away From The Mysticism Of “Random” Numbers
ET Jaynes in his must-have Probability Theory: The Logic of Science said, “It appears to be a quite general principle that, whenever there is a randomized way of doing something, then there […]
Science After Babel by David Berlinski Reviewed
David Berlinski is one of our best critics of the neo-Darwinian theory of evolution. He spends some time on this in his new book, which is a collection of pieces from hither […]
The Randomized In Randomized Controlled Trials Is Pure Superstition; Bad Magic
Why You Need To Read This My dear readers, a complex subject today, presented in the guise of a book review. We are increasingly beset by lunatic psychotic sociopathic rulers wielding The […]
Broken Science Initiative Event — 18 February, Phoenix
I’m late (as usual) posting this. All the text below, with my paragraphifications, is from the Broken Science Initiative event page. Reserve Your Ticket You are cordially invited to The Broken Science […]
The Difference Between Variability & Uncertainty In Risk
Reader question: Dear Dr. Briggs I regularly read your blog and have purchased both your books. I especially liked your book on Uncertainty, although I need to study it a second time. […]
Spurious Correlations Proves Hypothesis Testing Should Be Abandoned
This week traditionally is a slow week on the blog, so let me have a go at explaining something I’ve explained a few hundred times before, a thing which has not yet […]
Questions On Statistical Practice Answered
Forgive me my friends, because of reasons I am terribly far behind on everything. Regular posting to resume soon. While back in a post, I was ranting about something like p-values, or […]
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