Monthly Archives: November 2018

Statistics for Hackers, or, Hacking for Statisticians

Posted on 2018 November 22 by anewc2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iq9DzN6mvY using Direct simulation Shuffling Bootstrapping Cross-validation Note that the resampling book by Julian Simon is out of print, but available online.

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Weak Corporate Governance

Posted on 2018 November 8 by anewc2

https://qz.com/work/1130589/there-are-624-public-companies-with-no-women-on-their-boards-heres-the-list/

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Trump, Puerto Rico, and debt

Posted on 2018 November 8 by anewc2

Trump is trumpeting where he is going with respect to Puerto Rico: privatizing the whole place because of their crushing debt. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/getting-ready-for-trumps-puerto-rico-shakedown Trump is responsible for some of that debt: will he pay it back? http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-puerto-rico-owe-33-million-golf-club-bankrupt-coco-beach-golf-club-a7970201.html Note how the Independent … Continue reading →

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Placebo Effect

Posted on 2018 November 8 by anewc2

I have wondered about this for a long time.

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Trip Planning Technology

Posted on 2018 November 8 by anewc2

https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/28/15921842/how-to-plan-a-vacation-travel-apps-flight-deals-abroad

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