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Tag Archives: Statistics
Can you help Dr. Smyth P-Hack his way to a Publishable Result? A scientific choose your own adventure
You’ve just gotten an internship helping Dr. Smyth find a connection between Ska music and Chimpanzee Cognitive abilities. Can you help him?!
Bayesian Man still Sampling Ice Cream after Bad Recommendation
The Bayesian Man was given a terrible suggestion at Scooper Doopers. Even with Metropolis-Hastings he can’t decide after 100s of samples
Bayesian Man seeking more defined Posterior won’t give up the Squat Rack
Local Bayesian man has been spending hours at his local gyms squat rack in search of a better defined posterior.
Scatterplots, Scattershots, and Scatterbrains: Using Graphic Modeling in Assessing the Optimal Size of Trivia Teams
Scatterplot analysis shows the optimal way to win at bar trivia. After bayesian analysis team size is determined to be the best predictor.
Ancient Moralizing Gods Study to use Age of Mythology Simulation to Supplement Missing Data
Researchers replace missing ancient religious data with Age of Mythology Simulation
Markov Models for Ruining your Weekend: A Comparative Study
These Markov Models allow anyone to ruin their own weekends with almost no household chores. All you have to do is optimize state transition!
Pope Expresses Sorrow but no Apology for Church Discrimination against Histomancy
Pope Francis is in hot water for neglecting to apologize for the Catholic Church’s mistreatment of statisticians who make empirical assumptions
A Time-Series Analysis of my Girlfriends Mood Swings
Tiffany’s mood swings have become even more difficult to predict. Using Time-Series Analysis, these models can effectively find the best time to binge video games without starting an argument
12 Activation Functions Poorly Reimagined in MSPaint as Disney Princesses
Both Activation Functions and Disney Princesses are super derivative. Why not imagine all the classic AFs as DPs?!?