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What's wrong with the predicting h-index paper.

Posted on October 10, 2012 by admin

Editor’s Note: I recently posted about a paper in Nature that purported to predict the H-index. The authors contacted me to get my criticisms, then responded to those criticisms. They have requested the opportunity to respond publicly, and I think … Continue reading →

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This is an awesome paper all students in statistics should read

Posted on October 3, 2012 by admin

The paper is a review of how to do software development for academics. I saw it via C. Titus Brown (who we have interviewed), he is also a co-author. How to write software (particularly for other people) is something that … Continue reading →

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A statistician and Apple fanboy buys a Chromebook...and loves it!

Posted on January 9, 2012 by admin

I don’t mean to brag, but I was an early Apple Fanboy - not sure that is something to brag about now that I write it down. I convinced my advisor to go to all Macs in our lab in … Continue reading →

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