Statistics – Page 230 – William M. Briggs

Statistics Of Drinking, Emailing, Pupil Size

Today, three studies from loyal readers. Drinking Creatively First up, the New York Post's Kyle Smith with an anecdote: Father O'Brien was driving home after lunch when a policeman pulled…

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Bias Against Conservatives In Academia: Shocking New Study

Gander at this picture: This shows self-reported political affiliation of a group of academic social and personality psychologists (this included some graduate students and post docs). The graph is difficult…

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A Peculiar Prevalence Of P Values Just Below .05

Today's title is lifted directly from the paper of E. J. Masicampo & Daniel R. Lalande, published in The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. The paper is here, and is…

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Stressed Men Prefer Chubby Chicks

Here's a title for you, "BMI Not WHR Modulates BOLD fMRI Responses in a Sub-Cortical Reward Network When Participants Judge the Attractiveness of Human Female Bodies." How about that? I…

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USA Homicide Rates: 1950-2010; By Race And Sex

How has the homicide rate changed through time? The Bureau of Justice Statistics of our great government compiles statistics on just this kind of thing. This data arises from the…

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Question About Non-Normal Distributions

Thanks to everybody who sent in links, story tips, and suggestions. Because of my recent travel and pressures of work, I'm (again) way behind in answering these. I do appreciate…

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More Proof Music Is Growing Worse

New proof (which wasn't really need) that popular music is, as has long been claimed, been growing worse has arrived thanks to the diligent work of Joan Serrà and his…

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Müller lite: Why Every Scientist Needs a Classical Training—Christopher Monckton of Brenchley

His Lordship sent this around to all the usual suspects asking that it be given a wide audience. I'm traveling today. About 18 months ago, as soon as I heard…

Moe Gibbs on The Various Solutions To Black Crime AnalyzedSeptember 10, 2025
Per Fred Reed, blacks are "a failed race, under permanent custodial care". Separate from them, if you can, and they…
Paul Fischer on The Various Solutions To Black Crime AnalyzedSeptember 10, 2025
The claim that 'pandering woke whites' drive black crime has some truth, but the real culprit is AFDC. It created…
Paul Fischer on The Various Solutions To Black Crime AnalyzedSeptember 10, 2025
A homocide detective I know told me to multiply by 10. So....Blacks attack whites about seven times more than whites…
Cary Cotterman on The Various Solutions To Black Crime AnalyzedSeptember 10, 2025
The best solution, of those that are possible, would be more robust policing, arrest for all crimes, no leniency for…
Cary Cotterman on The Various Solutions To Black Crime AnalyzedSeptember 10, 2025
"We have had some success in eliminating a handful of the worst woke offenders, but the risk is these gains…