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What the…? Just make up your mind!
The old theme is back---temporarily. Why? Nobody liked the new one. Or they only liked it conditionally. Or they loathed it. The overriding theme of the complaints where that the…
Posted inStatistics
“Hand me that ice pack, stat! He has global warming sickness!“, Or, The ED and the Coming Heat Wave
Warning: I don't write the headlines of stories that link here. First, I checked. Nobody uses "stat" in emergency rooms anymore. A chief told me that he couldn't remember the…
Posted inBook review
The Conservatives by Patrick Allitt
The Conservatives: Ideas and Personalities Throughout American History by Patrick Allitt Recommendation: check out from library for reference (buy here). What is a conservative? Allitt is not sure. This is…
Complete Prediction of 2009 NFL Season
This is a continuation of the Lion's example we did the other day. Every nicety you can think of has been ignored. I won't even guarantee that I have copied…
What is the probability the Detroit Lions lose every game (again!)
I am from Detroit and I am a Lions fan; erstwhile, anyway. The Lions stink, stank, and have stunk since before I was born. They are lousy, appalling, and nausea-inducing.…
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Real Education by Charles Murray
Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America's Schools Back to Reality by Charles Murray Recommendation: read (buy here). The word median is statistical: it is the point at which…
Posted inCulture
Can You Read My Mind?
Ghosts, ESP, telekinesis, astrology, and other assorted oddities are back in view. One of the "SyFy" channel's most popular series is a show about hunting apparitions. The movie Men Who…
Posted inStatistics
Poem Code Challenge Hint
In the last post, reader George suggested a challenge to see whether or not short poem codes would be easy to "break"; that is, decrypt without access to the original…