Posted inClass Statistics
Lovely Example of Statistics Gone Bad
The graph above (biggified version here) was touted by Simon Kuestenmacher (who posts many beautiful maps). He said "This plot shows the objects that were found to be 'the most…
Posted inCulture
Universities Are Doomed: What Next?
Oaths to Diversity. Mobs of filled-diaper students raging with demands. Academics thrown off cliffs by their vice-signalling brothers. De-platforming. Cowardly administrators. Craven professors. Social justice warriors. Student evaluations rated by…
Posted inPhilosophy
Is Time Travel Metaphysically Possible? — Guest Post by The Cranky Professor
Before answering the question, I will define the different meanings of the word "possible". In philosophy, there are different senses of the word "possible". Besides, it's good to know the…
Posted inStatistics
Researchers Forced To Teach Algorithms To Reject Hate Facts
As we learned before, hate facts "are true statements about reality that our elites demand remain occult and unuttered." The problem is that hate facts will routinely pop up in…
Posted inFun
Pwbbpt! You Was Gone
Now I get many emails---where by many I mean a non-negative number---asking, Briggs, what is your favorite song and how can I help write new verses for it? Glad you…
Posted inStatistics
Statistics Vs. Artificial Intelligence
https://twitter.com/drewconway/status/1010137695664951297 This meme which heads today's post (see discussion under this tweet a modification of an original cartoon) expresses the true distinction between statistics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Which…
Posted inStatistics
Everything Is Already In The Simulation
On Drudge a while back was linked the article "Pandemic 'could wipe out 900 million people,' experts warn" in some tabloid or sensationalistic rag (New York Times?). A chilling simulation…
Posted inStatistics
Another Proof Statistics Cannot Discover Cause
We discussed this before, but since it has come up recently in personal discussions, I wanted to offer this clarification. Suppose we're in a standard epidemiological situation, or even a…
