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Gotta fear them crazy GIs
An AP article claims "Militia movement resurfaces across U.S." (link here; though this story differs from the one I read in the San Jose Mercury News). How did they come…
Posted inFun
Stinky Tofu
It's time for a science experiment! In a large plastic bag, collect the following: the solid bits from the kitty litter, or the equivalent output from Fido, a week's worth…
Posted inStatistics
Podcast Lecture #3: Understanding Statistics and Probability
[podcast]https://www.wmbriggs.com/audio/wmbriggs_com_lecture_0003.mp3[/podcast] Today's lecture: Review Logic: If our premises are that we have a six-sided die that we'll toss, and that only one side will show on that toss, and that…
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Can You Read My Mind?
Ghosts, ESP, telekinesis, astrology, and other assorted oddities are back in view. One of the "SyFy" channel's most popular series is a show about hunting apparitions. The movie Men Who…
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One reason leftists think conservatives are idiots
Sit down and consider these questions carefully: wouldn't you like to make money at home? with no effort? with no experience? with no investment!? Sure! We all would! Call WMBriggs.com…
Posted inPhilosophy Statistics
A new cure for insomnia
Just so you don't think it's all work and no play around here, I wanted to show you how we statisticians really unwind and let go. We write papers that…
Posted inStatistics
Probability of McCain win
This is a bit of a preview of a paper my friend Russ Zaretzki are working on. Take a gander at his pic: This is the probability that John McCain…
Posted inStatistics
Random topics
I use the word "random" in the sense that you did not know what topics I would select today. And I use the word know in its logical sense. On…