Statistics – Page 61 – William M. Briggs

How Smoothing Time Series Generates Massive Over-Certainty

Day four of the week of classical posts on global warming, now "climate change", a subject which I had hoped had faded into obscurity, but, alas, has not. Your author…

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Signal + Noise vs. Signal: Don’t Make This Classic Mistake

Day three of classical posts on global warming, now "climate change". Your author has many bona fides and much experience in this field: see this. Announcement. I am on vacation…

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The Ugly Unreality Of The Homogenization Of Time Series: Why Climate Scientists Are Too Sure Of Themselves

Day two of the week of classical posts on global warming, now "climate change". Your author has many bona fides and much experience in this field: see this. Announcement. I…

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Do not smooth times series, you hockey puck!

Welcome to the week of classical posts on global warming, now "climate change", a subject which I had hoped had faded into obscurity, but, alas, has not. Your author has…

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Over-Certainty Is One Of The Main Causes Of Bad Science: Brain Volume & IQ Example

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National Association of Scholars: Is Science Broken? (Make a guess!)

Announcement Next week I am on vacation as I prepare for the Cultural Event of the year. There will be no new posts: there may be classic reposts. Last week…

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Excess Deaths “Attributed To Heat And Cold”

The National Association of Scholars is hosting a webinar today, 3 PM EST: Is Science Broken? featuring Yours Truly. Free, but you have to register. Recall there is no such…

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Climate The Science Causes Blindness

The average daily temperature in Singapore is 88 degrees. Or, in barbarian units, 31. Every day of the year. Here's the headline: "Now scientists say climate change is making us…

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People in the Western World, and parts of east Asia, figured out how to thrive. The Third World must figure…
Brian ( bulaoren) on Musk Doges Deaths: Researchers Say USAID Absence Kills Kills Kills!June 29, 2026
If I had a hammer... I am now overcome with guilt about all the windshield squeegee men I've waved off.…
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Erik, I think they did that hall walking scene just to show his magnificent head of hair wafting in the…