Statistics – Page 316 – William M. Briggs

How to Exaggerate Your Results: Case study #1

In the Tuesday, 6 November 2007 edition of the Wall Street Journal, Pfizer took out a full-page ad encouraging people to "Ask your doctor" about Lipitor, a drug which claims…

Briggs on Class 63: My Correlation Is Causation Because My P Is WeeAugust 28, 2025
Willis, The same one you used in setting up the problem. After "millions of throws" (where the manner of the…
Williis Eschenbach on Class 63: My Correlation Is Causation Because My P Is WeeAugust 28, 2025
As always, William, good stuff. Say that I have a pair of dice. I suspect that they are loaded to…
McChuck on The Right & Wrong Way To Do (Electromagnetic) Science: Interview With Hans G. SchantzAugust 28, 2025
Briggs & Schantz - With a name like that, you two should go into business making small engines. But seriously,…
Wm Arthurs on Class 63: My Correlation Is Causation Because My P Is WeeAugust 28, 2025
Throwaway comments made by people who are confused about this sort of thing, gave me a clue to one of…
DMA on The Right & Wrong Way To Do (Electromagnetic) Science: Interview With Hans G. SchantzAugust 27, 2025
Sounds like Mr. Shantz would be interested in Randy Mills' work .