Posted inStatistics
Probability And Shot Groupings
Reader Paul Mullen writes: I was reading the WikiPedia page on "accurizing" firearms, and came across a claim I find suspicious: Statistical likelihood says the fewer shots that are fired,…
Posted inCulture
Reddit Bans Dissent
I tried posting a thing or two at Reddit a while back (by invitation), but one of my i's wasn't dotted, or a t wasn't crossed, and the ankle biters…
Posted inStatistics
The Endangered Species Act & Counterfactual Arguments
Most species that have ever lived on this our glorious planet Earth have been put on permanent hiatus. And by "most" I mean something approaching, but obviously not yet reaching,…
Posted inStatistics
Putting The Squeeze On Bob Newhart, Duck Dynasty
The culture war continues, with most of the battles still being won by the side which employs its devastatingly effective Shock Shrill Squad (the SSS). Two examples. Heard of Legatus?…
Posted inPhilosophy Statistics
Causation And Correlation
Our friend Christopher Monckton of Brenchley wrote a piece over at Anthony Watt's place in which he said (Reader KA Rodgers asked me to have a look): CO2 concentration continues…
Posted inCulture Philosophy
Belgian “Doctors” To Kill Kids They Think They Can’t Cure
Belgium has just made it legal for "doctors" to kill children. Not those who haven't yet escaped the womb---those kids have been fair game for any quack with a sharp…
Posted inCulture Philosophy
Entry For The Most Pompous Statement Of Scientism
Our friend John Cook came (via The Renaissance Mathematicus) across what is easily one of the most pompous declarations by a scientist we have ever seen. The words came from…
Posted inCulture
Professor Confesses Why She Inflates Grades
I had a student come into my office (where I was a visiting mathematics professor) shaking with emotion. This was a day or two before the final exam. I couldn't…
