I happened to be travelling through Brussels, so I stopped by Ghent, the world hotspot for research into imprecise probabilities, and setup an interview with Gert de Cooman. Gert has been working...
I’ve produced a pilot episode of a “Probability Podcast”. Please have a listen and let me know if you’d be interested in hearing more episodes. Thanks! The different approaches of Fermat ...
In order to promote work on statistical simulations, as well as thinking about deeper issues in data analysis, I’m considering starting a prize for students. Here are my ideas: * One prize woul...
https://statisticsblog.com/2013/12/10/prize-for-statistics-students/
In 2011, Audrey Tobias refused to provide Statistics Canada with a filled out copy of her census form, as mandated by law. Her decision, and her decision to stand by that decision, led to a trial...
https://statisticsblog.com/2013/10/22/the-disgrace-of-the-mandatory-census/
Randomness – Probability = Chance Chance – Randomness = Fate Fate + God = Predestination Probability + Epistemology = Types of Randomness Subjective Probability = Betting + Coherence Propensi...
https://statisticsblog.com/2013/07/31/a-probability-cookbook/
Just a quick note that I’ve gone through and made some revisions to A classification scheme for types of randomness. If you haven’t yet read this post, I’d highly recommend it. If you have,...
https://statisticsblog.com/2013/07/10/updates-to-types-of-randomness/
In his book Quantum Computing Since Democritus, Scott Aaronson poses the following question: Suppose that you’re at a party where every guest is given a hat as they walk in. Each hat has either...
Just added to my Big Bright Green Manifesto Machine. You might need to read this through a couple times; it’s a difficult concept since it lives in a collective blind spot for us: Doing ethics ...
https://statisticsblog.com/2013/07/01/morality-needs-probability-manifesto-addendum/
Head down to your local hardware store and pick up a smoke detector. Pop off the cover and look inside. You’ll see a label that mentions Americium 241, a radioactive isotope. Put on your HEV su...
In this post I’ll be discussing the ideas presented in The Half-Life of Facts, by Samuel Arbesman. The book argues that facts, which we often take to be iron-clad, unchanging laws of the univer...