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WMBriggs.com Now A Violence Site
A reader at The Robert Gordon University in Scotland tried to access my site from campus and received this message. Now, presuming this is not a mistake, I am very…
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Best Picture Oscar Winner: Model Prediction
For several years I have been predicting (with perfect accuracy) the best picture Oscar. (See this and this for past years.) The "model" pick for this year is Captain Phillips.…
Huffington Post Gives Helpful ‘To Do’ List To Pope Francis
I didn't finish the 'What Statistics Really Is' post so you have to settle for this. After (I imagine) completing a rock-solid thirty minutes of intense theological studies and drawing…
One Reporter’s #Sochi Horror Story
I finally made it to Sochi, a nightmare worse than you can imagine. My story is best told in tweets. https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431757546551259136 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431759720178008064 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431762028433534976 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431764060062089216 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431766424772952064 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431768396825657344 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431770169724375040 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431772207376003072 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431776739531194368 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/431780687461773312
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Will Someone Please Laugh At These Jokes?
Well, I think these are funny. https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/428299063285387264 https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/427811946755133440 Update And then for something not as funny. https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/429687029639573505 Update This is for my number-two son. https://twitter.com/mattstat/status/429741494228897794
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He Did What?
Coming Soon! I've started a series called "What This-or-That Technique Really Is". First up is regression. It would have shown today, but---can you guess?---it isn't finished. I made the mistake…
Books Most People Lie About Reading
The Federalist has a list of eleven books, which it calls ten, they say most people lie about reading. Here's the list. Atlas Shrugged Never read, never plan on reading.…
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#ICanChangeThePast2, Or, Tweeting Time Travel
You're a time traveler stuck in July 2012. How depressing. You have time on your hands. Time to kill, that is. How to pass the time? Twitter, naturally. Great time…