Search Results for “p-values” – Page 23

Nature Advocates Using Children To Propagandize Parents

Nature magazine has published the article "Ignorant children should be used to propagandize their more knowledgeable parents." I might have got the title wrong (click link for actual), but it's…

Class Statistics

When Testing Parameters Might Make Sense

This example is derived from ongoing conversations with a colleague, and portions of this post (mathematified) might show up in a paper. The genesis of this example is from Ron…

Culture

Corruption Of All Authority: An Interim Doom Report

"Any organization not explicitly right-wing sooner or later becomes left-wing." This is, as everybody knows, Conquest's Second Law. It is a true law, as all modern experience shows. But it…

Culture Statistics

More Asinine Global Warming Research — Introducing ‘Climate Liar’

This is a follow-up to yesterday's post. None of these "studies" merits a full-scale analysis, but they are silly enough to warrant a moment or two of your attention. Item…

Philosophy Statistics

Judea Pearl Is Wrong On AI Identifying Causality, But Right That AI Is Nothing But Curve Fitting

Yep I've disagreed with Judea Pearl before on causality, and I do so again below; but first some areas of agreement. Some deep agreement at that. Pearl has a new…

Statistics

Road Rage: Paper Says Living Near Road Causes Dementia

Dust is thrilling researchers these days. Dust, or the more scientific sounding PM2.5, is the next greatest struggle after global warming. We've already seen attempts to prove dust, as measured…

Philosophy Statistics

A Twist In A Solution To Newcomb’s Paradox

Let's take a break from the insanity and wade into cool waters to start the weekend. I'll take it that you've watched this video, which purports to give a solution…

Philosophy Statistics

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.…

SHAWN E MARSHALL on The Lesson Scientists Never LearnDecember 25, 2024
crucifixion not fiction beginning It is not difficult to conceive that the Divine Christ - He and the Father are…
hudbwu on The Lesson Scientists Never LearnDecember 25, 2024
A Christmas-related thought occured to me this morning and I'd like to share it with the audience here. It's not…
Tars Tarkas on The Lesson Scientists Never LearnDecember 24, 2024
Merry Christmas Briggs. Thanks for all your articles.
SHAWN E MARSHALL on The Lesson Scientists Never LearnDecember 24, 2024
I don't believe Time exists as a physical entity I don't believe the speed of light is constant I cannot…
Johnno on The Lesson Scientists Never LearnDecember 24, 2024
BRIGGS, YOU FOOL! AND ALL YOU FOOLISH EXPURTS TOO!!! There is also a sixtly! SIXTLY - A novice can assess…