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Email is a to-do list made by other people - can someone make it more efficient?!
This is a follow-up to one of our most popular posts: getting email responses from busy people. This post had been in the drafts for a few weeks, then this morning I saw this quote in our Twitter feed: Your … Continue reading
A statistical project bleg (urgent-ish)
We all know that politicians can play it a little fast and loose with the truth. This is particularly true in debates, where politicians have to think on their feet and respond to questions from the audience or from each … Continue reading
Sunday Data/Statistics Link Roundup (9/16/12)
There has been a lot of talk about the Michael Lewis (of Moneyball fame) profile of Obama in Vanity fair. One interesting quote I think deserves a lot more discussion is: “On top of all of this, after you have … Continue reading
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Tagged bleg, clinical trials, competition, jobs, moneyball, obama, psa, screening
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Sunday data/statistics link roundup (5/13)
Patenting statistical sampling? I’m pretty sure the Supreme Court who threw out the Mayo Patent wouldn’t have much trouble tossing this patent either. The properties of sampling are a “law of nature” right? via Leonid K. This video has me … Continue reading
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Tagged 23 1/2 hours, 30 minute, bleg, hadley wickham, preventative health, sunday links
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Sunday data/statistics link roundup (4/22)
Now we know who is to blame for the pie chart. I had no idea it had been around, straining our ability to compare relative areas, since 1801. However, the same guy (William Playfair) apparently also invented the bar chart. … Continue reading
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Tagged bleg, educaton, open access, pie chart, sunday links, visualization
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This graph shows that President Obama's proposed budget treats the NIH even worse than G.W. Bush - Sign the petition to increase NIH funding!
The NIH provides financial support for a large percentage of biological and medical research in the United States. This funding supports a large number of US jobs, creates new knowledge, and improves healthcare for everyone. So I am signing this … Continue reading