Statistics – Page 152 – William M. Briggs

Frequenstism Is Entirely Ad Hoc; And So Are Priors. Use The Third Way Instead

https://twitter.com/learnfromerror/status/638841417461276672 Short note today, because today, and most days for the next couple of weeks, are book days. I am nearly finished with the damned thing. I'm now handling drudgery…

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Rare Win For Forces Of Sanity: Or, PM2.5 Isn’t As Scary As We’ve Been Told

Quick note to a news story in which I have an interest. WORLD LOGISTICS CENTER: Moreno Valley OKs megawarehouse on 3-2 vote After three years of controversy that has divided…

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Minds Have Become So Rotted By Global Warming They Listen To Naomi Klein

Two weeks Northern Michigan vacation and I still can't escape. Anti-capitalist activist, Vatican invitee, non-scientist, and authoress of extremist political tracts Naomi Klein said global warming will make Australia "meaner".…

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Trenberth Is Wrong About Global Warming: The PDO Is An Effect, Not A Cause

Kevin "Travesty" Trenberth had a peer-reviewed article in Science entitled, "Has there been a hiatus? Internal climate variability masks climate-warming trends." First, the word "hiatus" is wrong. Using it assumes…

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Is Young Fatherhood Causally Related To Midlife Mortality? Wee P-values Say Yes!

The title of today's post is culled from the peer-reviewed paper "Is young fatherhood causally related to midlife mortality? A sibling fixed-effect study in Finland" by Elina Einiö and two…

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Briggs Is Available To Speak. Update

You've seen the videos...You've read the papers...You know the blog...Now hire the man! For a limited time only---All men are mortal, Briggs is a man, etc.---W. M. Briggs is available…

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Having A Kid Worse Than Divorce Or Death? Wee P-values Say Yes

When I first ascend to Emperor, after throwing into the dungeon any within earshot who cannot speak a full sentence without using 'like', my first act will be to create…

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The Third Way Of Probability & Statistics: Beyond Testing and Estimation To Importance, Relevance, and Skill. New Paper

New paper up at Arxiv, which is a sort of précis to some key chapters in my book most relevant to probability and statistical modeling. Abstract: There is a third…

Cary Cotterman on “Climate Change” Is Making People Live Longer!March 6, 2025
I live near Loma Linda, California, where temperatures are normally 90 degrees F. or higher at least six months per…
Brian (bulaoren) on “Climate Change” Is Making People Live Longer!March 6, 2025
It's not the heat, it's the humidity
Uncle Mike on “Climate Change” Is Making People Live Longer!March 6, 2025
Warmer Is Better Rational#473: people live longer in warm climes! Absoheatinglutely. Correlation IS causation. Ha! I knew it all along.…
Paul Murphy on “Climate Change” Is Making People Live Longer!March 6, 2025
umm... does it make sense to ask whether yearly climate variability affects lifespans? Michigan, for example, is very hot and…
Michael Dowd on “Climate Change” Is Making People Live Longer!March 6, 2025
Factor to consider: Florida has a significant number of old folks who immigrated. They then start riding bicycles, walking, getting…