Break it down, build it up
Thought of the day:
While commuting today, I wondered why we use
Aggregation
Loss aversion
Loss aversion manifests itself in chart-making, as it does in economics. In
As simple as possible but no simpler
In this political season, we are bombarded with soundbites. For example, we
Sloppy statistics
As hinted in the previous post, there are rare situations in which
Whither complexity?
The ever interesting Gelman blog ("Too clever by half") ponders
Points of comparison
In light of the current housing crisis, arising from mortgage defaults, I