William M. Briggs

AMO+PDO = Temperature Variation: One Graph Does Not Says It All

Introduction Anthony Watts over at Watts Up With That?---incidentally, a blog title infinitely superior to "William M. Briggs, Statistician"---asked me to comment on Joe D'Aleo and Don Easterbrook's new paper,…

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Lottery Simulator; Science Reporting; More

Bit busy today, folks. Here's some interesting links. Typo warning level 5. Incredibly Depressing Mega Millions Lottery Simulator! That's the creator's name for it: I find it exhilarating and nicely…

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Predictions of E-Books And Reading Verified?

Just something quick today; I mean written quickly. Typo alert! Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal published "Authors Feel Pinch in Age of E-Books", in which are various observations that appear…

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How To Guarantee Enthusiastic College Students

I Didn't Do My Homework Apathy is contagious. I discovered this after only two of the forty-five students registered for the statistics class I teach bothered to do their homework…

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Reading Lyrics by Robert Gottlieb and Robert Kimball

First, thanks, Google. Aren't you all sweethearts. 10100 != F1 + F4 + F6 + F9. Reading Lyrics: More than a thousand of the finest lyrics from 1900 to 1975.…

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USDA Bans Delicacy? Pork Blood Cake Candles Snuffed Out

Continuing our popular theme of pig innards, we focus today on blood, and prove that there is a little vampire in all of us. Yet our bureaucrats seek to disguise…

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The Mathematics of Boneless Pork Rectums

Ever wonder what's in those delicious dumplings? What gives them that special tang? The flavor that cannot quite be named? Wonder no further! For the secret has been revealed. And…

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The Sports Illustrated curse and regression to the mean

Due to overwhelming demand, today's column is a classic reprint. This originally appeared on 18 January 2008. The headlines of today's New York Daily News is CURSES! It seems the…

Johnno on Hell On Earth: 1978’s Zombie Apocalypse ‘Dawn Of The Dead’ ReviewedOctober 31, 2024
Thank you Briggs. I'd just recently completed playing the vidya-game remake, Resident Evil 4, and you've made me ponder the…
Johnno on The Decline Of Western Christianity: Gradually Then SuddenlyOctober 31, 2024
Johnno please read the Apostle Paul’s writings in the Bible. He had nothing to do with Peter’s ministry. You sure…
mdub@peak.org on Hell On Earth: 1978’s Zombie Apocalypse ‘Dawn Of The Dead’ ReviewedOctober 31, 2024
Coincidentally (if you believe in coincidences) today's headline is Biden Bites Babies. Spooky.
C. Cotterman on Hell On Earth: 1978’s Zombie Apocalypse ‘Dawn Of The Dead’ ReviewedOctober 31, 2024
Thanks for watching this movie so I don't have to.
Paul Murphy on Hell On Earth: 1978’s Zombie Apocalypse ‘Dawn Of The Dead’ ReviewedOctober 31, 2024
Yikes - I have not seen the movie and now certainly won't .. but nice writing!

William M. Briggs

Hell On Earth: 1978’s Zombie Apocalypse ‘Dawn Of The Dead’ Reviewed

The Decline Of Western Christianity: Gradually Then Suddenly

The Science Of Transitioning Children

Class 26: Randomization Does Nothing

Addicted To Drug — Statistics

Of Course Neo-Darwinian Evolution By “Random” Mutation Is Wrong

If Trump Wins, Will There Be Chaos?

Class 25: Not A Chance

Trust The Models: Rare Candy Podcast

NSF to Science: DIE! Science to NSF: Bye!

Science: Even Monkeys Can’t Stand Looking At Kamala, Yet They Predict She Wins

Happy 4th Anniversary, Price of Panic!

Class 24: What Is Randomness?

Crime Issue Reveals the Real Source of Nation’s Political Divide — Guest Post by ST Karnick

The Arrogance Of Experts As Conferred by Credentials

The Theory Of Misinformation Argues For Restoring Literacy Tests For Voting

Men Are Better Than Women

Class 23: An Infinity Of Hypotheses! (Bayes)

We Either Learn To Suffer Like Russians, Or We Are Lost — Guest Post by Ianto Watt

Scientists Claim Keeping Men From Girls Locker Rooms Causes Men To Commit Suicide

Negative Evidence