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For I, James Hansen, Scientist, have spoken
The quotations below are true in spirit. For the original political editorial, click here, which you really should read first. I struggled for a long time to think of an…
Posted inStatistics
Count ’em: The White House should not control the Census
Judd Gregg rann for the door yesterday to escape from being installed as Commerce secretary in Obama's administration. Part of why he got the willies was that he did not…
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resource: property that can be converted into supplies (Webster)
A friend recently related this, unfortunately not atypical, incident at my friend's company. It was the joyous time of year for personal evaluations. Way they do it at that company…
Posted inPhilosophy Statistics
Theory confirmation and disconfirmation
Time for an incomplete mini-lesson on theory confirmation and disconfirmation. Suppose you have a theory, or model, about how some thing works. That thing might be global warming, stock market…
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Panda Runner
The site Panda Runner went live over the weekend. You haven't been there yet? Now's your chance. The site is a collaboration between my number one son and his best…
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Some good economic news!
The employment rate is plunging faster than a hundred kilogram bolide entering the atmosphere at a normal angle to the plane surface of the Earth [thank 49er!]. Manufacturing is down…
I should be happier
According to CareerCast.com and the Wall Street Journal, I should be one happy guy. This is because Career Cast has done a "study" to rate the best jobs, and mine…
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Obama’s salary cap seem like a good idea to you?
The Law of Unintended Consequences is set to strike again. Obama et al. want to cap salaries at $500,000 at those companies that receive government "bailout" money. Why, the argument…
