William M. Briggs

Breaking the Law of Averages: Real-Life Probability and Statistics in Plain English

It is finally done! You may order directly from the publisher here1. The book will also be available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc. in about a month. I'll update…

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“Time to Die” Samsung cell phone message

I have a Samsung SGH-A707 cell phone. One of the free ones from AT&T/Cingular for signing a contract. It is a piece of junk and I can't recommend it. But…

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Start squirreling away nuts?

[Update: yes, there has been a title change. The old one was stupid.] The other day, some weather geek friends of mine and I were exchanging emails about the early…

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More forecasting: Obama’s Loss Traced To William Briggs

A friend sent this: Say, if the Big O does win, will MoveOn.com change its name? To, maybe, StayWhereYouAre.com?

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Probability of McCain win

This is a bit of a preview of a paper my friend Russ Zaretzki are working on. Take a gander at his pic: This is the probability that John McCain…

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Stand by!

My book is coming! It's almost there, so let me tell you how modern math publishing works these days. The author of course writes the work, and we all do…

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An early start to the “holiday” season

From the Wall Street Journal comes the headline: "Retailers Expect Gloomy Holiday." Problem is, I have read the entire article---these kinds of stories seem to appear earlier and earlier every…

Anybody see this one?

The book is The Cult of Statistical Significance: How the Standard Error Costs Us Jobs, Justice, and Lives by Deirdre Nansen McCloskey and Steve Ziliak. From the description at Amazon:…

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Without God at the forefront and wholly throughout, a nation has no backbone, and the children suffer tremendously. God bless,…
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Cary, no water cannons yet, but the Harvard branch of George Soros’ New Kristallnacht was temporarily thwarted by campus sprinklers:…

William M. Briggs

Student Protests To End After Finals: TWID

Look Here, @elonmusk, What Mendacious Hack Or Incompetent Flack Murdered This Tweet?

Women Celebrate As Their Chance To Become A Victim On Campus Just Skyrocketed

Bipartisan Means The Fix Is In

Class 3: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Belief & Faith

The Week In Doom: The Distraction Of Truth Edition

William M. Briggs on Embracing Uncertainty and Stats as a False God – Thorinquiry

Winning Is Losing: Yarvin vs Rufo. Added: Was NatCon A Victory?

Why I Don’t Want To Be Made To Support Israel

Class 2: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Quid Est Veritas

The Week In Doom: Follow The Science Edition

MRI Claims 92% Accuracy Predicting Sexual “Orientation”. My Schmengee Mediscan 3000™ Beats It

Science Proves Isaac Newton Doesn’t Even Break Into Top 8,000 All Time Greatest Scientists

Look! Up In The Sky! It’s BIRD FLU!

Class 1: Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science: Logic Teaser

Triumphant Return of The Week In Doom! Birth Prevention Edition

Artificial Intelligence and Irrational Fears — Guest Post by Jim Fedako

Did Republicans Report More Vax Adverse Events? How Not To Do Statistics

Never Safety First

Changes & Announcing The Uncertainty Probability Science Statistics Class

Christ Is Risen