Posted inCulture
What Happens If Doctors Keep Up The Killing
The Wall Street Journal interviewed a month ago Paul McHugh, now 87, who is a psychiatrist from Johns Hopkins, where he famously, or infamously, in the 70s closed that hospital's…
Posted inStatistics
Winnowing the COVID-19 Numbers — Guest Post by John Carver
This idependent article shows how confusing counting coronavirus deaths are. Regular readers, no Doom tomorrow. This is going to be a preliminary investigation into the COVID-19 numbers being presented hourly…
Posted inStatistics
Headline: We Used Terrible Science to Justify Smoking Bans. Amen: We Did
When they used to tell me I would shorten my life ten years by smoking, they little knew the devotee they were wasting their puerile word upon---they little knew how…
Posted inBook review Statistics
‘Uncertainty: The Soul of Modeling, Probability & Statistics’ Reviewed Again
The following review appeared in the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons (pdf). Jane Orient is the lead doc at Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, publishers of the journal.…
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Bad Science Used to Block Americans’ Access to Life-Saving Technology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbf_TXqEY-Y Our friend Jane Orient, lead doc at Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, put out the release below, in which she very kindly mentions Yours Truly. The AAPS runs…
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Scientists Hint That Water Perhaps Might Possibly Be Good For Kids
When I was a kid they had these things called drinking fountains in public places. Schools had 'em, too. They stood about yea-high. You'd push a button and water would…
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Rare Win For Forces Of Sanity: Or, PM2.5 Isn’t As Scary As We’ve Been Told
Quick note to a news story in which I have an interest. WORLD LOGISTICS CENTER: Moreno Valley OKs megawarehouse on 3-2 vote After three years of controversy that has divided…
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It’s World Statistics Day! Death To P-Values, Hypothesis Tests, And False Ascriptions Of Cause! #StatsDay15
Who said the UN doesn't do anything useful? Courtesy of that august body, it's World Statistics Day! Official statistics help decision makers develop informed policies that impact millions of people.…
