Chapter 4 is ready to go. This is where it starts to get weird. The first part of the chapter introduces the standard notation of “random” variables, and then works through a […]
Stats 101: Chapter 3
Three is ready to go. I should re-emphasize one of the goals of this book. It is meant to be for that large host of unfortunates who are forced—I mean required—to take […]
Stats 101: Chapter 2
Chapter 2 is now ready for downloading—it can be found at this link. This chapter is all about basic probability, with an emphasis on understanding and not on mechanics. Because of this, […]
Stats 101: Chapter 1
UPDATE: If you downloaded the chapter before 6 am on 4 May, please download another copy. An older version contained fonts that were not available on all computers, causing it to look […]
The tyranny and hubris of experts
Today, another brief (in the sense of intellectual content) essay, as I’m still working on the Madrid talk, the Heartland conference is this weekend, and I have to, believe it or not, […]
An excuse I hadn’t thought of
A few weeks ago I speculated what would happen if human-caused significant global warming (AGW) turned out to be false. There might be a number of people who will refuse to give […]
Statistics’ dirtiest secret
The old saying that “You can prove anything using statistics” isn’t true. It is a lie, and a damned lie, at that. It is an ugly, vicious, scurrilous distortion, undoubtedly promulgated by […]
Consensus in science
In 1914, there was a consensus among geologists that the earth under our feet was permanently fixed, and that it was absurd to think it could be otherwise. But in 1915, Alfred […]
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