The difference between prediction and estimation
Kaiser reacts to an Efron paper on statistical vs. machine learning models.
Health
More case-counting puzzles
Kaiser looks at some details about case counting in vaccine trials.
Do better
Kaiser reads some misleading NEJM data graphics.
How definitions drive outcomes
Kaiser shows why it's important to define statistical measures carefully before we collect data.
How to commit a professional foul - in statistics
Kaiser defines professional fouling in statistics and data analyses.
The media has nine lives
Kaiser checks the charts. How is omicron mild?