Statistics – Page 269 – William M. Briggs

Lesson 1: Limitations and Logic

The internet connectivity here at the Statler almost reaches the category of stinks. Responses will be even slower than usual in appearing. Act like an Freshman should and crack the…

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Will Nature’s Lust Force A Change In Peer Review?

Nature is one sexy item. All the top scientists ogle it and want to possess it. It wears a slick, glossy cover, speaks only in seductive tones, and feels its…

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Castrations To Increase Due To Global Warming; Or, Reindeer Not Having A Ball

See if you have the smarts to follow this: global warming is going to cause "thick ice layers on top of [the] snow" in Norway, which will make "it harder…

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Science And Beer Goggles

Am still catching up from my travels. Readers will be able to judge the level of my jet lag. The headline from the Daily Mail reads, "Science proves beer goggles…

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Plutarch On Coincidence

I am traveling today and will be out of contact. And so the briefest introduction to coincidences via the examination of how one classic writer viewed them. We'll explore this…

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The Falsely Restricted Outcomes of the Prisoner’s Dilemma

2019 --- This blog is charged with Contributing to the Delinquency of Citizens. Its recent post, "The Government Should Mind Its Own Business" was found, by the ministry of free…

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Dear Ben Santer

Dear Ben, How was your trip to D.C.? Were you nervous when you testified before Congress about how ridiculous climate science in the public has become? I read that you…

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What Makes Music Bad? A New Scale: Part I, the Definition

It might have been coming out of the air space between her ear buds and flesh, or it might have been seeping through the holes in the woman's head. Either…

Paul Murphy on On Various New Values Of P(Doom)February 5, 2025
The version of Captain Cyborg on the zdnet site has apparently been somewhat garbled (actually I'm surprised it's still there).…
C-Marie on On Various New Values Of P(Doom)February 5, 2025
Well, you never can tell. I am 81 plus and figure that leaving here will be all Joy as Heaven…
Paul Murphy on On Various New Values Of P(Doom)February 5, 2025
AI, as it is and within presently known technologies,has the potential to answer Fermi's paradox through an example of one…
Cary Cotterman on On Various New Values Of P(Doom)February 5, 2025
I've lost count of the times I've been told we're on the brink of doom during my fairly long life.…
spetzer86 on Class 37: Simulations Aren’t What You ThinkFebruary 5, 2025
@McChuck: Ah, the Barbie Doll paradox...