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Coronavirus Update XIII
All the good stuff, caveats, code, data sources and explanations are linked, some in Update III, and the most important in Update II, Update IV, Update V, Update VI, Update…
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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…
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Z-Scores Are Misleading & Create Panic: Or, How Not To Compare Pandemics
A number of people panicked to the point their minds have turned to quivering jelly, angry at my calmness, have been emailing and tweeting me the equivalent of "Oh yeah,…
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Coronavirus Update VIII: Blown Forecasts & Peak Performance
All the good stuff, caveats, code, data sources and explanations are linked, some in Update III, and the most important in Update II, Update IV, Update V, Update VI, Update…
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I Was Wrong: An Official Apology
The Bishops in their safety-first, safety-last! wisdom---and there is no man wiser than a modern American Bishop---have banned the public from mass, and from the confessional. Unless the penitent is…
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The Most Depressing Places On Earth
This post originally ran 30 January 2013. When my number one son was young he saw a TV show in which a group of people were scurrying about in an…
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Thirdhand Smoking: A Triumph Of Wee P-Values
We last did third-hand smoking back in 2011. Even then I didn't think the concept would far. How silly can you get? Pretty silly. Thanks to Dan Hughes we have…
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Summary Against Modern Thought: Worship Belongs To God Alone
Previous post. A good reminder "cult" has changed in meaning over time. Latria = highest kind of worship. Why we worship God is in #5 below. THAT THE CULT PROPER…
