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Lesson 13: No “Fair” Dice & Jaynes Symmetry
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Lesson 13: No “Fair” Dice & Jaynes Symmetry

Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science Video Links: YouTube Twitter Rumble Bitchute (often a day or so behind, for whatever reason) The Infamous Coin Flipping Machine! Link to…
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Class 6: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Probability’s Entrance!
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Class 6: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Probability’s Entrance!

Link to all Classes. Video Links: YouTube Twitter Rumble Part 1 Rumble Part 2 (Rumble only allows files of < 2 GB) Bitchute HOMEWORK 1. Finish that last step in…
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Class 2: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Quid Est Veritas
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Class 2: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Quid Est Veritas

Link to all Classes. Video (Hagfish: I was in such a hurry, I forgot my jacket.) Links: YouTube Twitter Rumble It still feels like I'm rushing things, but the videos…
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Questions On Statistical Practice Answered
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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…
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Making Up Data To Prove Models?
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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…
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Why Bayes Is Not The Fix We Need: A Critique of Bayesian Inference and its Application
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Why Bayes Is Not The Fix We Need: A Critique of Bayesian Inference and its Application

I've pointed out many times some of the weaknesses of traditional statistical practices, and how the routine use of "hypothesis testing" leads to an ever-growing mountain of Broken Science. Some…
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“Why Didn’t Use You The [fill in the blank] Model On That NZ Data, Briggs?”
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“Why Didn’t Use You The [fill in the blank] Model On That NZ Data, Briggs?”

"Hey, Briggs. I saw your take on the leaked New Zealand vaccine data. Interesting. But why didn't you use [Insert My Favorite Statistics Model Here]?" [Blog, Substack mirror.] I'll tell…
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Coal Dust Is Claimed To Kill Old People: A New Instance of the Epidemiologist Fallacy
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Coal Dust Is Claimed To Kill Old People: A New Instance of the Epidemiologist Fallacy

There are a lot of new readers, and many may not yet have heard of the epidemiologist fallacy. Few tools have been as productive at generating The Science. You know…
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