This is part II of contributor William Raynor’s request at defining p-values without using the word probability. This assumes you read and assimilated Part I. First, a clarification from Ryanor: A context […]
Questions On Statistical Practice Answered
Forgive me my friends, because of reasons I am terribly far behind on everything. Regular posting to resume soon. While back in a post, I was ranting about something like p-values, or […]
Lancet Says 1 in 6 Worldwide Deaths by Pollution: 67% More Than Coronadoom
You’ve seen the headline, “World Ends: Favored Victims Hardest Hit,” and you’ve laughed. The Noble Victims differ, slightly, by country. There is no class of being nobler or respected or reverenced than […]
Massive Over-Certainties In Medicine: Bad Statistics, Bad Experiments
Ready to Follow The Science? Let’s listen to the lamentations of its lecturers and lovers. The case against science is straightforward: much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue. […]
Making Up Data To Prove Models?
There is this idea in statistics called the “bootstrap.” The idea is not crazy, but it’s not quite right either. Works like this: data comes in, and usually some parameterized probability (PP) […]
“No Convincing Evidence That Depression Is Associated With, Or Caused By, Lower Serotonin Concentrations Or Activity”
That lack of, or low, serotonin drives “depression” is a medial truism, say many. Those who say it most strongly are those companies manufacturing chemicals to boost serotonin levels (or prevent its […]
Update On The Death Of P-Values & Statistical “Significance”
Received this email from Valentin Amrhein et al. about the efforts to jettison for all time “significance”. And replace it (say I) with this. If only I could get the powers that […]
Why You Shouldn’t Trust Epidemiologists: Natural Gas & Elderly Deaths Edition
I’m always on about Experts, which are credentialed trained individuals who support the regime, so I thought it well to show Experts in action. One way is through the use of the […]
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