In the context of logical reasoning, and using Bayesian probability, you can argue that absence of evidence is, in fact, evidence of absence. Namely, not being able to find evidence for something cha… more →
Lies and StatsBob Hubbard wrote 1 week ago: Median test – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. via Mood’s Median Test. … more →
Bob Hubbard wrote 2 weeks ago: In the Podcast “What is a P-Value?” (see below) MiniTab guru Keith Bower discusses proba … more →
socialBedia wrote 3 weeks ago: As part of my studies I have been introduced to First Monday which is one of the first peer-reviewed … more →
jimi adams wrote 1 month ago: (What would Popper Do? Or perhaps more accurately, How would Popper feel?) An interesting thread on … more →
hunt99 wrote 1 month ago: In the field of statistics hypothesis testing is one of the most developed and commonly used field. … more →
Tim van Gelder wrote 1 month ago: Pretty slick … more →
hunt99 wrote 1 month ago: In the field of statistics hypothesis testing is one of the most developed and commonly used field. … more →
santitafarella wrote 3 months ago: In researching UFOs over the past several weeks, and trying to decide what I think about the claims … more →
alexsdavies wrote 3 months ago: Have philosophers neglected the mind of the child? Yes they have, if we are to believe psychologist, … more →
2clear wrote 4 months ago: A failure to consider absences can lead us astray. Is it possible that we live in a world where th … more →
Justin wrote 4 months ago: I was listening to episode 206 of The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe recently and guest Dr. R … more →
Troythulu wrote 4 months ago: Contrary to the claims of religious apologists, both New and Old Age, science makes no a priori pres … more →
apintalisayon wrote 5 months ago: Today I am flying to Indonesia to conduct interviews of staff in a company in Sukabumi, in the highl … more →
Troythulu wrote 5 months ago: A common claim that gets a lot of airtime is that celebrity deaths come in threes: on January 15, 20 … more →
Troythulu wrote 6 months ago: Here’s something I thought I’d run by you all, an argument I’ve come across that r … more →
Tim van Gelder wrote 6 months ago: Draft of a section of a guide I’m working on. Feedback welcome. Hypothesis investigation (sh … more →
analysights wrote 6 months ago: Minimizing both the number of bad respondents who take a survey and their impact on the survey resul … more →
Troythulu wrote 7 months ago: It seems to us as if the entire visible universe is expanding at an ever faster pace, a situation th … more →
DMS Arc wrote 7 months ago: Hope that this simple summary will help in your revision. Summary Solution to the recommended questi … more →