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Curse of The MINIMAX!
Make a list of things that might happen. Label this list X_1, X_2, X_3, ..., X_p, where "p" is for possibility. Each of these X_i is a thing that can…
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Coronavirus Update VI — Calm Yourselves
All the good stuff, caveats, code, and explanations are linked, some in Update III, and the most important in Update II, Update IV, Update V, and Bayes Theorem & Coronavirus,…
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Taleb Says If You’re Not Panicking, You’re A Psychopath
Another full coronavirus update will be posted tomorrow morning. You wouldn't think a beefy guy like Nassim Taleb would be a screaming sissy. His is, though. He has made himself…
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Are Movies Getting Worse?
This post originally ran 26 July 2011. I should have mentioned the recency bias in the citizens, and that most critics nowadays are woke dweebs. But this was before the…
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Coronavirus Update V — Madness Has Arrived
All the good stuff, caveats, code, and explanations are linked, some in Update III, and the most important in Update II, Update IV, and Bayes Theorem & Coronavirus, so go…
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Thirdhand Smoking: A Triumph Of Wee P-Values
We last did third-hand smoking back in 2011. Even then I didn't think the concept would far. How silly can you get? Pretty silly. Thanks to Dan Hughes we have…
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Bayes Theorem and Coronavirus: The Chance You Have It & The Chance You Die
I didn't have a chance to put this in yesterday's update, but I've been asked to do it. It's a classic in every 101 biostat textbook to do Bayes theorem…
Posted inClass Statistics
Coronavirus Update IV — Take A Deep Breath — If You Still Can
Apologies for the duplicate email! I hit the wrong button yesterday and published the incomplete update meant for today. All the good stuff, caveats, and explanations are linked, some in…