Blogs about: Super Crunchers By Ian Ayres
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Alternative Medicine and Statistical Validation
“The resistance to statistical evidence is even more pronounced with regard to ‘alternative medicine,’ a vast field that encompasses everything from herbal supplements to energy ther… more →
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Alternative Medicine and Statistical Validation
utah_guy wrote 1 year ago: “The resistance to statistical evidence is even more pronounced with regard to ‘alternat … more →
Statistics Go Beyond the Numbers
utah_guy wrote 1 year ago: “One can crunch numbers and still have a passionate and caring soul. You can still be creative … more →
Using Statistics to Predict a Baby's Due Date Beats Traditional Method
utah_guy wrote 1 year ago: “Most doctors don’t even give the most accurate prediction of the due date. They still o … more →
Statistical Thinking Versus Intuition
utah_guy wrote 1 year ago: “The rise of statistical thinking does not mean the end of intuition or expertise…Increa … more →
Direct Instruction Teaching Method Invalidly Challenged By Michigan Study
utah_guy wrote 1 year ago: “…Critics try to discredit [Direct Instruction] by arguing that DI causes antisocial beh … more →
Data Mining Techniques May Threaten Traditional Jobs
utah_guy wrote 1 year ago: “The rise of Super Crunching threatens the status and respectability of many traditional jobs … more →
Getting People to Accept Statistical / Data Mining Approaches
utah_guy wrote 1 year ago: “There’s almost an iron-clad law that it’s easier for people to warm up to applica … more →
Humans Are Bad At Making Predictions
utah_guy wrote 1 year ago: “The human mind tends to suffer from a number of well-documented cognitive failings and biases … more →
Evidence Based Medicine and the Aristotelian Approach
utah_guy wrote 1 year ago: “…How do medical myths persist among practicing physicians? Part of the persistence come … more →
Research Says Physical Exams Are Unnecessary, Yet Physicians Persist in Doing Them
utah_guy wrote 1 year ago: “Even when statistical studies exist, doctors are often blissfully unaware of–or, worse … more →
Doctors Don't Wash Hands Enough Because They Don't Trust Statistics
utah_guy wrote 1 year ago: “Doctors today of course know the importance of cleanliness. Medical dramas show them meticulo … more →
New Ideas Can Be Hard to Accept If Your Livelihood Depends on Status Quo
utah_guy wrote 1 year ago: Quoting Upton Sinclair, “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary … more →
