Here it is, friends, the one complete universal simple function, the only function you will ever need to fit any—I said any—dataset x. And all it takes is one—I said one—parameter! . […]
“Say, Briggs. Since you’re Statistician to the Stars!, explain to me how I can tell if two means are different in a simple way that even I can understand.” You got two […]
My Dearest Supporters, Loyal Readers & Despised Enemies, The past year saw a federal-budget-level of grease thrown onto the Slippery Slope. The coming year promises to be no different. Be ready for […]
Nothing in random in any mystical causative sense. Many things are unpredictable. And, indeed, unpredictable is what people mean when they say random. That, or unknown cause. I was reminded of this […]
Because certain forms of Bayesian probability, particularly so-called subjective probability, are being taken up in quantum mechanics, it’s well to understand just what subjective probability is, if it’s anything, and how belief […]
Reading daily doses of WMBriggs.com linked to increases in manliness. Forwarding posts from WMBriggs.com associated with general all-around magnificence. Supporting or donating to WMBriggs.com increases world benevolence levels. Now these are all […]
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 The Science. […]
Kip Hansen last week gave us the following scenario (which I’ve pared to bare essentials here, but check the original if you fret): START Sam shows us three cards, two Jokers and […]
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