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How’d We Do On Our 2017 Predictions?
How'd we do? Not so hot. We missed big events; but then, 2017 was a screwy year with our continued slide into Insanity & Doom accelerating. As Yogi Berra may…
Posted inCulture Statistics
What Happens If You Take Away Women’s Birth Control?
The titular question is in earnest, dear reader, just as it was for Amanda J. Stevenson and four others. Yes, those fine academics were just as perplexed as you probably…
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Science Confirms Astrology! Plus, Machine Learning, Big Data, And Causes
Health signs The alternate title to today's post, suggested by reader Kip Hansen, is "Data scientists find connections between birth month and health". Don't scoff. We're talking peer review and…
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New & Improved Way To Support Your Favorite Blog!
Uncontrolled gleeful trembling is the most common symptom upon learning the Big News that there is a New & Improved! way to support the blog! You know this method must…
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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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P-Value Hacking Is Finally Being Noticed
Since I'm on the road, all typos today are free of charge. Some reasonably good news to report. A peer-reviewed paper: "The fickle P value generates irreproducible results" by Lewis…
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Third Way Of Probability & Statistics Gets Comments
I just discovered a written comment, actually two, on my sketch-paper "The Third Way Of Probability & Statistics: Beyond Testing and Estimation To Importance, Relevance, and Skill". Now when I…
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Stop Teaching Frequentism; More On That “Altruism” Study; Etc.
Freq Out Reader ECM points us to "The Great Statistical Schism", by a fellow named Brendon Brewer who "is a senior lecturer in the Department of Statistics in Auckland." Brewer…
