Finally! Global Warming, The Musical
Our beneficent government gave $700,000 dollars to a theatre troup to create the musical The Great Immensity. Maybe you didn't catch that. Our most giving righteous wise government, through its…
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Best Picture Oscar Winner: Model Prediction
For several years I have been predicting (with perfect accuracy) the best picture Oscar. (See this and this for past years.) The "model" pick for this year is Captain Phillips.…
Huffington Post Gives Helpful ‘To Do’ List To Pope Francis
I didn't finish the 'What Statistics Really Is' post so you have to settle for this. After (I imagine) completing a rock-solid thirty minutes of intense theological studies and drawing…
One Reporter’s #Sochi Horror Story
I finally made it to Sochi, a nightmare worse than you can imagine. My story is best told in tweets. https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431757546551259136 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431759720178008064 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431762028433534976 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431764060062089216 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431766424772952064 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431768396825657344 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431770169724375040 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431772207376003072 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431776739531194368 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431780687461773312
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He Did What?
Coming Soon! I've started a series called "What This-or-That Technique Really Is". First up is regression. It would have shown today, but---can you guess?---it isn't finished. I made the mistake…
Books Most People Lie About Reading
The Federalist has a list of eleven books, which it calls ten, they say most people lie about reading. Here's the list. Atlas Shrugged Never read, never plan on reading.…
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Predictions 2014—Register Yours Today!
What will happen in the world in 2014? You have until 10 January to tell us in the comments below. Let's hope we're more accurate than we were last year,…
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How’d We Do On Our 2013 Predictions?
We have proved yet again that the future is that undiscovered country with our predictions for 2013. See the original guesses here. Don't make new predictions here. Tomorrow I'll start…