Another bit of wisdom from Statistics Hacks to share … Hack #6: Measure Precisely.
The results of any experimental test are likely to be criticized first in two areas. Is the test reliable, and is it valid. This means that not only should it be able to be replicated again and again with similar results, [...]
Stats Hacks #6
Wacky Wiki News
Some choice fun-making at wikipedia’s expense:
Watch Stephen Colbert’s recent The Word segment on “wikiality” … and then check out the Wikipedia entries on The Colbert Report and page on elephants (or the accompanying discussion). NOTE: If the YouTube link doesn’t fly, This may lead to a Windows-version offered by the show.
And then there is my [...]
I have four words for you (many times)
If brevity is the soul of wit, Polonius would have loved this site. The Four Word Film Review currently includes over 200,000 one-liners for some 15,000 movies. Anyone can author a review, with the caveat that they be no more than four words long.
Here’s some samples from some of the newer films:
Superman Returns
Kal-El Be Back!
Spacey [...]
Stats Hacks #5
More from Statistics Hacks … Hack #5: Go Big to Get Small.
Accuracy is the big bugaboo with statistics. We can crunch numbers and manipulate (er, massage) data to get interesting results, but the proof is in the pudding. And since the whole point of statistics in the first place is to avoid experimentation on [...]