Lee Sechrest
Quantitative psychologist Lee Sechrest has passed away at the age of 86. Lee was a friend of the blog and we corresponded by email a bit during the past two years but I never had the privilege of meeting him. … Continue reading
Quantitative psychologist Lee Sechrest has passed away at the age of 86. Lee was a friend of the blog and we corresponded by email a bit during the past two years but I never had the privilege of meeting him. … Continue reading
Yesterday we posted on Lewis Richardson, a scientist who did pioneering work in weather prediction and, separately, in fractals, in the early twentieth century. I was pointed to Richardson by Lee Sechrest, who I then googled. Here’s Sechrest’s story: His … Continue reading
Here they are: What to think about in 2015: How can the principles of statistical quality control be applied to statistics education Stethoscope as weapon of mass distraction “Why continue to teach and use hypothesis testing?” Relaxed plagiarism standards as … Continue reading
Lee Sechrest writes: Here is a remarkable paper, not well known, by Paul Meehl. My research group is about to undertake a fresh discussion of it, which we do about every five or ten years. The paper is now more … Continue reading
It all started when Lee Sechrest pointed me to this post by James Coyne. Sechrest wrote: I know you have enough to do, and if you do not get to this…well, no problems. It is a blog by Jim Coyne … Continue reading
Lee Sechrest writes: If you get a chance, Wiki this guy: Lewis Fry Richardson. I [Sechrest] did and was gratifyingly reminded that I read some bits of his work in graduate school 60 years ago. Specifically, about his math models … Continue reading
Mon: What’s misleading about the phrase, “Statistical significance is not the same as practical significance” Tues: Artist needed! Wed: Stan comes through . . . again! Thurs: I need your help in setting up the ultimate bracket: Picking the ideal … Continue reading
No padding here, only the good stuff: What to think about in 2015: How can the principles of statistical quality control be applied to statistics education Stethoscope as weapon of mass distraction “Why continue to teach and use hypothesis testing?” … Continue reading
Under the heading, “Results too good to be true,” Lee Sechrest points me to this discussion by “Neuroskeptic” of a discussion by psychology researcher Greg Francis of a published (and publicized) claim by biologists Brian Dias and Kerry Ressler that … Continue reading
Lee Sechrest pointed me to this news article by Vitomir Miles Raguz, “Brazil Won’t Win the World Cup. A European team will win again thanks to training and statistical analysis.” Hmmm . . . “statistical analysis.” This Raguz character better … Continue reading
I wouldn’t go that far, but I’ll send along this article by Ahti-Veikko Pietarinen that was sent to me by Lee Sechrest. Those of you who like this sort of thing might like this sort of thing. I neither endorse … Continue reading
Lee Sechrest sends along this article by Brian Haig and writes that it “presents what seems to me a useful perspective on much of what scientists/statisticians do and how science works, at least in the fields in which I work.” … Continue reading
Lee Seachrest points to an article, “Life expectancy and disparity: an international comparison of life table data,” by James Vaupel, Zhen Zhang, and Alyson van Raalte. This paper has killer graphs. Here are their results: In 89 of the 170 … Continue reading