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I just saw a notice in the elevator of my apartment building. The woman who lived in 2E died. The notice gave details of her funeral and so…
Peter Flom
Oct 17
Book Review: Conventions Today by Brian Senior
Book Review: Conventions Today by Brian Senior
Introduction
Peter Flom
Apr 13
Zero order skills
Zero order skills
In his excellent book It’s so Much Work to be Your Friend” Richard Lavoie introduces the notion of zero-order skills. According to him…
Peter Flom
Mar 17
Presidential trivia
Presidential trivia
One weird fact about each POTUS
Peter Flom
Feb 15
Why (and when) you should keep non-significant covariates in your regression model
Why (and when) you should keep non-significant covariates in your regression model
There are reasons to keep covariates and reasons to drop covariates. Statistical significance should not be a key factor, in the vast…
Peter Flom
Nov 16, 2023
All models are wrong, but some are useful
All models are wrong, but some are useful
The famous statistician George Box once said “All models are wrong, but some are useful”.
Peter Flom
Nov 16, 2023
Beige, bland, and boring: Why the traditional Thanksgiving meal stinks
Beige, bland, and boring: Why the traditional Thanksgiving meal stinks
Don’t get me wrong. I like Thanksgiving. But why do we celebrate it with food that is beige, bland, and boring?
Peter Flom
Nov 9, 2023
Graphics for Univariate Data: Pie is Delicious but Not Nutritious
Graphics for Univariate Data: Pie is Delicious but Not Nutritious
Why use a graph for univariate data?
Peter Flom
Oct 2, 2023
Why you should subscribe to Medium
Why you should subscribe to Medium
It’s cheap. It’s just $5.00 per month. Depending on where you buy your coffee, that may be less than one cup of coffee! Or two cups…
Peter Flom
Sep 25, 2023
Book Review: On Earth as it is on Television by Emily Jane
Book Review: On Earth as it is on Television by Emily Jane
Aliens arrive. Giant alien ships appear over all the major cities of Earth. They stay a while. Then, they vanish. But are the aliens really…
Peter Flom
Sep 18, 2023
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