Bewildering Things Statisticians Say: ‘Failure to Reject the Null Hypothesis’ If you’re going to chat the stat lingo, get its meaning right
Thu, 01/31/2013 - 10:24
Subcultures have languages all their own. Teen gangs, statisticians, gamers, music buffs, sports nuts, furries—all use terminology that baffles outsiders. The arcane language helps identify kindred spirits: Using the correct phrase proves you…Three Dangerous Statistical MistakesHint: They’re not about adding and subtracting
Wed, 12/14/2011 - 12:51
It’s all too easy to make mistakes involving statistics. Statistical software can remove a lot of the difficulty surrounding statistical calculation, reducing the risk of mathematical errors, but correctly interpreting the results of an analysis…Understanding the Central Limit TheoremTumbling dice and birthdays
Wed, 08/26/2009 - 05:00
Story update 8/27/2009: An error was spotted and corrected by author in paragraph starting with "The population mean for a six-sided die..."
Mark Twain famously quipped that there were three ways to avoid telling the truth: lies, damned lies, and…