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Stream: No, Half of British Youths Aren’t “Bisexual”
Today's post is at the Stream: No, Half of British Youths Aren't "Bisexual". A survey by YouGov in Great Britain recently announced that "1 in 2 young people say they…
Posted inStatistics
Is Young Fatherhood Causally Related To Midlife Mortality? Wee P-values Say Yes!
The title of today's post is culled from the peer-reviewed paper "Is young fatherhood causally related to midlife mortality? A sibling fixed-effect study in Finland" by Elina Einiö and two…
Posted inPhilosophy SAMT
Summary Against Modern Thought: God Knows Infinite Things
See the first post in this series for an explanation and guide of our tour of Summa Contra Gentiles. All posts are under the category SAMT. Previous post. . Chapter…
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The Banality of Evil Redux: Do Planned Parenthood Officials Sin? Guest Post by Bob Kurland
Reposted from Bob Kurland's site. The net effect of this language system was not to keep these people ignorant of what they were doing, but to prevent them from equating…
Posted inFun Statistics
Briggs Is Available To Speak. Update
You've seen the videos...You've read the papers...You know the blog...Now hire the man! For a limited time only---All men are mortal, Briggs is a man, etc.---W. M. Briggs is available…
Posted inStatistics
Having A Kid Worse Than Divorce Or Death? Wee P-values Say Yes
When I first ascend to Emperor, after throwing into the dungeon any within earshot who cannot speak a full sentence without using 'like', my first act will be to create…
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The Third Way Of Probability & Statistics: Beyond Testing and Estimation To Importance, Relevance, and Skill. New Paper
New paper up at Arxiv, which is a sort of précis to some key chapters in my book most relevant to probability and statistical modeling. Abstract: There is a third…
Contest! Dumbest & Most Frustrating Modern Invention
Contest! Win a Coffee Cup to the Stars! What is the Dumbest & Most Frustrating Modern Invention? What is the work of man that has given the most annoyance or…