On 31 Dec 2010, someone wrote in:
A British Bayesian curiosity: Adrian Smith has just been knighted, and so becomes Sir Adrian. He can’t be the first Bayesian knight, as Harold Jeffreys was Sir Harold.
I replied by pointing to this discussion from 2008, and adding: Perhaps Spiegelhalter can be knighted next. Or maybe Ripley!
My correspondent replied the next day:
I doubt that Ripley will ever get an Honour. But Spiegelhalter did strike me as the most likely next Bayesian knight in 5-10 years. I would not want to put a number on the probability. Please don’t quote me in public on that, unless anonymously.
Now here it is, 4 1/2 years later, and the person informs me that David Spiegelhalter was indeed knighted in 2014!
All hail Lord Spiegelhalter! He will smite you if you communicate statistics poorly.
A mere knight is never addressed as “Lord”.
It’s correct to address him as “Sir David” though.
Andrw just likes to mess with people on his blog. I said the same thing and he said, “of course I know that”, but thought it was funny. I don’t get it, but then I don’t get a lot of British humour, either, despite living there for three years.
https://twitter.com/d_spiegel/status/550677361205977088/photo/1
Sorry, meant to say that here is a picture of the official statistical smiting uniform
https://twitter.com/d_spiegel/status/550677361205977088/photo/1
If this were official RSS regalia then I’d have no hesitations joining…
ssshh, don’t give away my plans for when I am President…
In other news: Nate Silver heard to say vehemently “I’m not a witch… I’m not a witch“
Though, I have a strong prior that he weighs as much as a duck.