The Curious Statistician
May 18, 2012
Facebook began trading around 11:30 this morning, and I spent 8 minutes
May 14, 2012
Newly elected American Statistical Association (ASA) Fellow, and recognized for his outstanding professional contributions to and leadership in the field of statistical science.
Apr 23, 2012
Arizona's immigration law goes before the Supreme Court this week...
Mar 15, 2012
I saw this job posting a while ago, and, in my next life,
Feb 21, 2012
David Unwin, Emeritus Chair in Geography, Bubeck College, University of London (and instructor at Statistics.com!) will be awarded the Association of American Geographers (AAG) Ronald F. Abler Distinguished Service Honors at the upcoming annual meeting next week.
Feb 13, 2012
February 12 was the 80th anniversary of the birth of Julian Simon, an early pioneer in resampling methods.
Jan 17, 2012
Statistics for Future Presidents - Steve Pierson, Director of Science Policy at ASA wrote interesting blog wondering how statistics for future presidents (or policymakers more generally) would compare with the recommended statistical skills/concepts for others. Take a look and let him know!
Jan 6, 2012
Teaching Geographic Information Science and Technology in Higher Education, 2012 (Wiley)
Nov 29, 2011
The story of the prospective Facebook IPO, and prior IPO's from LinkedIn, Pandora, and Groupon all involve "data scientists". Read an interview with Monica Rogati - Senior Data Scientist at LinkedIn to see the connection.
Oct 25, 2011
Dr. Michelle Everson is recognized for her outstanding contributions to and innovation in the teaching of elementary statistics.
Sep 30, 2011
John Elder's presentations on common data mining mistakes are a must-see if you have any experience or plans in the data mining arena.
Sep 13, 2011
"Any claim coming from an observational study is most likely to be wrong."Â Thus begins "Deming, data and observational studies," just published in "Significance Magazine" (Sept. 2011).
Aug 31, 2011
I was watching a Washington Nationals game on TV a couple of days ago, and the concept of "expected value" ...
Jul 15, 2011
A neurosurgeon, pathologist and epidemiologist are each told to examine a can of sardines on a table in a closed room, and present a report.
Jun 14, 2011
What do teenagers want? More importantly for the music industry, what music will they buy?
Apr 5, 2011
Advertisers shy away from round numbers, believing that $99 appears significantly cheaper than $100...
Mar 22, 2011
Did the NCAA get the March Madness rankings right? Check out SportsMeasures.com
Jan 24, 2011
What does Matt Asher's article "Attack of the Hair Trigger Bees" have to do with global warming? Matt Asher runs statisticsblog.com ...
Jan 13, 2011
The first Gallup Poll was published in October, 1935. In America Speaks,
Jan 5, 2011
Thinking about careers that use statistics? The job title "catastrophe modeling assistant" caught my eye recently in a job announcement. ...
Dec 27, 2010
One of my gifts this holiday season was "A Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives,"