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Everything Wrong With P-Values Under One Roof

Update 8 January 2019. This post has been superseded! There is an official paper of this material, greatly expanded and vetted. SEE THIS NEW POST. THE NEW PAPER: Here is…

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On The Intersection Of Scientist And Politicians—Guest Post by An Engineer

"An Engineer" is a gentleman who has practiced Civil, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering for more than 40 years. He has been granted patents for a number of practical inventions, and…

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On The Evidence From Experiments: Part IV

Read Part I, II, III. We are nearly at the point where we can say something about the candidate proposition of interest: "Treatment cures cancer of the albondigas." It is…

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Confirmation Bias Happens To The Other Guy

Yet another entry in a long and endless series of experiments which show people often see what they want. Twist in this new one is that people who aren't too…

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Use The Wrong P-value, Go To Jail: Not A Joke: Updated With Amicus Brief

Today's lesson: If the government wants you bad enough, it will get you. If that isn't already obvious, consider what befell W. Scott "Don't Call Me Baron" Harkonen. Just kidding…

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On The Evidence From Experiments: Part III

Read Part I, Part II first. All other propositions are contingent. For example, it is not necessarily true that your treatment should be a cure for cancer of the albondigas…

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The Case of the Missing Global Warming: A 17th Precinct Mini Mystery

This originally ran four years ago on 21 September 2009. One or two minor details have been changed to make the post current. Update: I see I screwed up the…

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Summary Of Statistical Evidence Against Global Warming

This is from my Classic Posts page, but seems appropriate to highlight in the wake of the latest gloom and doom from the IPCC. If you're looking for just one…

C-Marie on Academics Say It’s Morally Obligatory To Bioengineer Ticks To Stop You Eating MeatAugust 5, 2025
I pray that they use the gifts God gave to them, for His honor and glory. God bless, C-Marie
Uncle Mike on Academics Say It’s Morally Obligatory To Bioengineer Ticks To Stop You Eating MeatAugust 5, 2025
So there is some worth to blood-sucking parasites. Who knew? The only moral thing to do is starve academics. No…
Cary Cotterman on Academics Say It’s Morally Obligatory To Bioengineer Ticks To Stop You Eating MeatAugust 5, 2025
"Promoting tickborne AGS (A) prevents the world from becoming a significantly worse place, (B) doesn’t violate anyone’s rights, and (C)…
Briggs on Academics Say It’s Morally Obligatory To Bioengineer Ticks To Stop You Eating MeatAugust 5, 2025
Kip, I invite you to look the authors up.
Kip Hansen on Academics Say It’s Morally Obligatory To Bioengineer Ticks To Stop You Eating MeatAugust 5, 2025
Briggs ==> Are we sure that this isn't a spoof? Intentionally idiotic? It is "morally obligatory" to make humans sick?