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The Sorrow And The Pity Of P-values

Thanks to the Wrath of Gnon, we have this report: Sorry, wrong number: Statistical benchmark comes under fire, from Phys.org. Earlier this fall Dr. Scott Solomon presented the results of…

Culture

Insanity & Doom Update XXIII

Item Cuckolding can be positive for some couples, study says In our current political climate, the term "cuck" -- short for "cuckservative" -- has become an insult of the so-called…

Statistics

Harvard Claims CO2 Makes You Stupid

You must be pretty dumb. Not the royal "you". You as in you, dear reader. This isn't me saying it. This is Harvard. Our best university, and therefore our best…

Class Statistics

Correlation of Non-Procreative Sex & Lack of Traditional Religion

Gallup has published two new polls. The first estimates the percent of those desiring non-procreative sex in each state. The second guesses the percent of non-affiliation with traditional religion (Christianity).…

Statistics

Clever Statistical Method To Discover Fraud (Or Mistakes)

This is in the I-wish-I-had-thought-of-it category. A simple tool that suggests where fraud or major malfunctions in statistical research might exist. First, a description of the tool; second, a description…

Statistics

What Are Empirical P-values?

This is part II of contributor William Raynor's request at defining p-values without using the word probability. This assumes you read and assimilated Part I. First, a clarification from Ryanor:…

Statistics

Science Says It’s Better To Be Single

The headline reads "It's better to be single, study finds." The study is the peer-reviewed paper "Does singlehood isolate or integrate? Examining the link between marital status and ties to…

Statistics

When We Abandon Statistical Significance, Non-Statisticians Will Resist The Strongest

Regular readers will know the arguments and evidence proving P-values should no longer be used for any reason. If you still doubt, which I doubt, read this paper. Every decision…

Paul murphy on Lesson 13: No “Fair” Dice & Jaynes SymmetryJuly 16, 2024
1 - re hagfish response: for fame and riches you need to say stuff lots of people believe in ways…
Briggs on Lesson 13: No “Fair” Dice & Jaynes SymmetryJuly 16, 2024
Hagfish, So what you're saying is that I should write another, simpler version of either of those two books, and…
C. P. Benischek on Arrest All Stochastic Terrorists In Trump Assassination Attempt & Civilian Murder & ShootingsJuly 16, 2024
Feast of Our Lady of Fatima Sgt. Briggs On the Nose. May I suggest criminal prosecution for hate speech inciting…
Hagfish Bagpipe on Lesson 13: No “Fair” Dice & Jaynes SymmetryJuly 16, 2024
"There are no such things as “fair” dies, or coins, or anything." Good god, man -- depriving men of their…
JH on Arrest All Stochastic Terrorists In Trump Assassination Attempt & Civilian Murder & ShootingsJuly 16, 2024
Mr. Briggs, you might be right. You might be right. After all, John Hinckley did it because of his love…