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Andrew Gelman
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu
2012
25 Aug 2012
23 Aug 2012
The scaled inverse Wishart prior distribution for a covariance matrix in a hierarchical modeloriginal ↗
22 Aug 2012
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18 Aug 2012
Graphs showing uncertainty using lighter intensities for the lines that go further from the center, to de-emphasize the edgesoriginal ↗
17 Aug 2012
16 Aug 2012
15 Aug 2012
1.5 million people were told that extreme conservatives are happier than political moderates. Approximately .0001 million Americans learned that the opposite is true.original ↗
14 Aug 2012
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3 Aug 2012
“Based on my experiences, I think you could make general progress by constructing a solution to your specific problem.”original ↗
2 Aug 2012
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The treatment, the intermediate outcome, and the ultimate outcome: Leverage and the financial crisisoriginal ↗
18 Jul 2012
“Faith means belief in something concerning which doubt is theoretically possible.” — William Jamesoriginal ↗
17 Jul 2012
Long discussion about causal inference and the use of hierarchical models to bridge between different inferential settingsoriginal ↗
16 Jul 2012
14 Jul 2012
Retractions, retractions: “left-wing enough to not care about truth if it confirms their social theories, right-wing enough to not care as long as they’re getting paid enough”original ↗
13 Jul 2012
10 Jul 2012
Is linear regression unethical in that it gives more weight to cases that are far from the average?original ↗
8 Jul 2012
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Traditionalist claims that modern art could just as well be replaced by a “paint-throwing chimp”original ↗
23 Jun 2012
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22 Jun 2012
Will Tiger Woods catch Jack Nicklaus? And a discussion of the virtues of using continuous data even if your goal is discrete predictionoriginal ↗
21 Jun 2012
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13 Jun 2012
13 Jun 2012
The unitary nature of consciousness: “It’s impossible to be insanely frustrated about 2 things at once”original ↗
11 Jun 2012
Cognitive psychology research helps us understand confusion of Jonathan Haidt and others about working-class votersoriginal ↗
9 Jun 2012