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The Raven Paradox
Suppose you are not sure whether all ravens are black.
Dec 26, 2025
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Are Young Men Veering Right? Not really.
Jul 21, 2025
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Reject Math Supremacy
Dec 14, 2024
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Young Americans are Marrying Later or Never
Dec 11, 2024
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SAT math scores: gender difference or selection bias?
Using a hierarchical Bayesian model to correct for selection bias
Dec 16, 2025
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The Lost Chapter
Sully explains the Girl Named Florida problem
Dec 4, 2025
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Think DSP second edition
I have started work on a second edition of Think DSP!
Nov 4, 2025
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It’s Levels
A recent Reddit post asks “Amateur athletes of Reddit: what’s your ‘There’s levels to this shit’ experience from your sport?” Responses included:
Nov 4, 2025
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Cancer Survival Rates Are Misleading
They just don't mean what people think they mean
Oct 27, 2025
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The Foundation Fallacy
At Olin College recently, I met with a group from the Kyiv School of Economics who are creating a new engineering program.
Oct 22, 2025
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Simpson’s What?
A recent paper that invokes Simpson's paradox turns out to be mistaken
Oct 16, 2025
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