There are two main uses of statistics by civilians, defined as folks who use statistics, who may have even had a class or two in the subject, but who are not statisticians1. […]
Statistics Is Not Math: Update To Allow New Comments
Update Hello newcomers. Posts usually close for comments after two weeks. But since this one is getting so many views, I moved it up to re-open comments. “Here is a column of […]
A Statistician’s Lament
Regular readers (those wanting to catch up, click here) will know that the world is far too sure of itself, especially in areas which touch on human behavior, and most particularly in […]
Privatization Kills?: Or, Doctors Under Government Control Save More Lives?
Quick, answer this without thinking: which is better for your health, living under a communist regime or a capitalist system? If you said “communist”, may I wager you’re an academic? Now read […]
Statistics Of Drinking, Emailing, Pupil Size
Today, three studies from loyal readers. Drinking Creatively First up, the New York Post’s Kyle Smith with an anecdote: Father O’Brien was driving home after lunch when a policeman pulled him over. […]
Anthropogenic Forcing Signals Not Significant? New Polynomial Cointegration Test Paper
I have been asked by a number of people to comment on a new paper that purportedly shows that “statistical tests for global warming fails to find statistically significantly anthropogenic forcing.” This […]
Anno Aetheris Scriptori XLVIII
What we see in today’s title the result of a lack of education. Latin nouns have more declensions than Chicago Aldermen have ways for a dead man to vote. I am at […]
There Is No Such Thing As Unconditional Probability: Update
I am awarding a Briggs Internet Prize—the coveted BIP—for anybody who can demonstrate even one instance of a probability which is unconditional on any evidence whatsoever. The prize will not be awarded, […]
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