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Poor Heat
From our very own Ye Olde Statistician comes the tip, "As Rising Heat Bakes U.S. Cities, The Poor Often Feel It Most", a run-of-the-mill NPR weepie, but with a global…
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The Epidemiologist (P-value + Ecological) Fallacy Exposed (Video)
Video Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV-IRdTWG2c The Epidemiologist Fallacy marries the Ecological Fallacy with the P-value Fallacy. The Ecological Fallacy is when it is said X causes Y, but X is not measured,…
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Are Chance Or Randomness Real After All?
From reader Nick L comes this question (in which I hope I have properly rendered the Greek): I am still regularly enjoying your blog. I notice one of your consistent…
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On YouGov’s Survey About Israel
YouGov has a survey out about American's attitudes to Israel and Jews. There are some items of interest. I beg those who cannot bear any criticism of this country to…
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World War T Has Been Lost
Some men believe, or ardently pretend, they are women. And vice versa. These people are crazy. Not just a little crazy, but full-on bat guana gibbering remove-all-sharp-objects crazy. Compassionate people…
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Researcher In AI Responds To Criticisms
I received this thoughtful, and may I say highly accurate, email from reader EN, which I include in full below. I removed the age and name to protect EN's identity.…
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Gender Stereotypes Banned In England
England's slow motion suicide is interesting. Majority of its leaders run around screeching about "racism" and chant "Please rule us from afar!". They think this makes them better people. The…
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On That Fluoride-IQ Study & Statistical Silliness
I am in the Northwoods at the water's edge, far from the teeming masses, and I only had time to glance through this new study that claims that women who…