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Two Common Statistical Fallacies
Here are two fun fallacies, excerpted from a paper I wrote a couple of years ago in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons. For more on this sort of…
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Real Versus Statistical Control
The ideal experiment is one in which control is exerted over all aspects of an environment. We desire to measure an outcome; for ease suppose this is a simple number.…
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Don’t Be Uncertain: Buy Uncertainty!
The Restoration has begun! Participate by buying Uncertainty: The Soul of Modeling, Probability & Statistics. Money spent wisely I do not say revolution, but Restoration. It is past time to…
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A Simple (But Not Short) Stats Question
From reader JH: Thank you again for taking the time to write your blog. It is exceptionally thought-provoking. My job involves much of the six sigma "capability" studies and such.…
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To Undergo Chemotherapy Or Not
Headline: "How I used math to conquer my cancer" by Michael Kaplan. Gist: fellow named Reitzen, 45, discovered he had kidney cancer. "The doctor came up to my house and…
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Thoughts On One-Time Pads For Cell Phones
Best short description of one-time pads (OTPs) is from Jason Matthews, who is describing their use in the heyday of the cold war in the book Strangers on a Bridge…
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Guardian’s ‘How Statistics Lost Their Power’
Been a wealth of material lately, which explains why we're just now coming to the Guardian's, "How statistics lost their power -- and why we should fear what comes next".…
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When Replacing ObamaCare, Remember Health Insurance Isn’t Health Care
Stream: When Replacing ObamaCare, Remember Health Insurance Isn't Health Care Big Louie whispers to you, "Say, Mac. The fix is in. The Redskins are throwing it to the Browns. It's…