Tests Why tests are not perfect Kaiser explains why testing can't be perfect. Typically, the test itself can't be perfect; but also errors arise from outside the labs.
Covid-19 Bittersweet Kaiser Fung (Numbersense) describes the bitterweet moment when the data scientist discovers something.
Cause-effect In times of paranoia, seek out data and stick to facts Kaiser Fung (Principal Analytics Prep, Numbersense) urges people to stick to the facts as they assess the coronavirus public-health situation.
Algorithms If you are using Facebook Ads split testing (A/B testing), stop fooling yourself Kaiser Fung, founder of Principal Analytics Prep, and former director of Applied Analytics at Columbia University, explains why you can't run proper A/B tests on Facebook
Analytics-business interaction Data sleaze: Uber and beyond There has been a barrage of negative publicity related to Uber recently.
Aggregation Dispute over analysis of school quality and home prices shows social science is hard Most of my friends with families fret over school quality when deciding