Think Different! What I am still gaining from WUSS

I went to the Western Users of SAS Software (WUSS) conference a couple of weeks ago. One of the great benefits of this conference, more than most others, is the extent to which you see new people discussing new ideas. What WUSS is not For both statistical software and academics, I have found a diminishing…

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Statistics Begins Here: Just Stop this Crap Right Now, Part 1

Hello, world – It’s me, on my soapbox again. The latest straw was a discussion of articles in Science which have been the subject of retraction or “expression of concern”. According to Retraction Watch there are between 30 and 95 retractions each year. The ones you hear about are usually in medicine and the “hard”…