Statistics as inverse probability
Statistics is sometimes described as inverse probability.
In a typical probability problem,
Statisticians
The backlash against Big Data has started
It is inevitable that all the hype around "Big Data"
Use of statistics in setting insurance rates
Reader Mark Johnstone, from across the pond, points me to some fascinating
The causation creep
If you're reading this blog, you probably have heard that
Popularizing tiny effects
I found my way to Mark Liberman's post at Language
Derman, Rodrik and the nature of statistical models
I just finished Emanuel Derman's new book, "Models Behaving