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Nerd-Alert: A new take on science

Posted by hrmpf on October 14th, 2010

Science discussion I am impressed by this site- a discussion of kebab vans explaining the Yule-Simpson effect- suddenly I have clarity and the desire for a kebab. The YS-effect (or Simpson’s paradox) is one of those counter-intuitive statistical phenomena that make you realise that you’re thinking the wrong way about things. Anyway – Nerd Alert [...]


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