Gary Smith
Gary Smith

Gary Smith

Professor and author of Standard Deviations: Flawed Assumptions, Tortured Data, and Other Ways to Lie with Statistics

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Gary Smith
Jun 16, 2014 · 4 min read

The Dutch and German Soccer Teams Are Not as Good as They Seem

Supporters of the Dutch and German soccer teams (and I am) need to keep in mind a subtle statistical principle called regression to the mean. I once did some research with a student on regression to the mean in baseball. A…

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Gary Smith
Jun 12, 2014 · 4 min read

Panda, Pig, and Pachyderm Predictions

excerpted from Standard Deviations: Flawed Assumptions, Tortured Data, and Other Ways to Lie with Statistics