Don’t think percentages, think real people
We see risk statistics in news articles every day. "One extra unit…
Visualizing correlation matrices
Looking at the components of a correlation matrix can be an important…
Physicists, models, and the credit crisis, ctd.
Allen Engelhardt, physicist and former quant, provides a thoughtful response to my…
How a highly-variable point estimate becomes a headline
The media were jubilant earlier this week that an economic indicator was…
R, March Madness, and the Statistics of Basketball
Back in February, Mark Cuban announced on his blog that the Dallas…
First meeting of New York UseR Group, April 2
The newly-formed New York UseR Group will have its first user group…