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End Of The World Set For 2047. Plan Accordingly
Bob Geldorf (and who the hell is he?) was off by seventeen years. But then I read he's a singer and no professional climatologist. Since he's some big hoo-hah celebrity,…
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What Do Means Mean?
Update In order that it does not get lost over the weekend, part two of this post will run on Sunday. This is part one of a two part post,…
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The Alternative To P-Values
I apologize for the abruptness of the notation. It will be understandable only to a few. I don't like to use it without sufficient background because the risk of reification…
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My Complete And Utter Lack Of Business Sense
I can derive the Omega equation, can tell you why clouds float, and I know what number comes after א0, but I couldn't sell fire to an Eskimo. Not for…
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Everything Wrong With P-Values Under One Roof
Update 8 January 2019. This post has been superseded! There is an official paper of this material, greatly expanded and vetted. SEE THIS NEW POST. THE NEW PAPER: Here is…
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On The Intersection Of Scientist And Politicians—Guest Post by An Engineer
"An Engineer" is a gentleman who has practiced Civil, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering for more than 40 years. He has been granted patents for a number of practical inventions, and…
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On The Evidence From Experiments: Part IV
Read Part I, II, III. We are nearly at the point where we can say something about the candidate proposition of interest: "Treatment cures cancer of the albondigas." It is…
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Confirmation Bias Happens To The Other Guy
Yet another entry in a long and endless series of experiments which show people often see what they want. Twist in this new one is that people who aren't too…