Bob and I are delighted to report that we’ve submitted ITNS2 to the publisher. Routledge say to expect it ‘early in 2024’. We’re hoping they may have something in time for faculty making textbook decisions for the N. Hemisphere Spring …
I am not a robot, that’s what! Here’s perhaps the coolest gift I (Bob) have ever received: A rendering of me in a Marina and the Diamonds album cover by multi-talented Dominican University student Theresa Wilsterman. Every detail in this …
When we wrote Introduction to the New Statistics, we worked hard to make the book engaging and motivating for students: we used real-world examples, built-in lots of good learning techniques, and even had whimsical cartoons. Over the past few years, …
Since 1798 The Creation by Haydn has inspired awe. It tells the bible’s version of the creation story. Could we have a comparable artistic work based on the stories science now tells about the origins of the universe, our natural …
Archaeology?! Yes, but it’s for everyone–registrations are coming from across science, and from students to seasoned researchers. All welcome. Opening keynote by Nicole Lazar of ASA ‘beyond p < .05‘ fame. I’m speaking later on the first day. Feel free …
Online Talks & Workshops, Feb 8-11: Stats Reform, Open Science, R Read more »
“It will keep you awake at night!” said Fiona Fidler about the Correcting the Record session. I’d zoomed in to some of AIMOS 2022 (the Meta-science conference in Melbourne last week; my post is here) but had missed that session. …
AIMOS: Correcting the Record… Will Keep You Awake at Night! Read more »
Online and in Melbourne, 28-30 Nov. A vast spread of disciplines. From around the world, numerous young folks–and some oldies–speaking truth to age. Yes, it’s AIMOS 2022. The fourth AIMOS conference! See my posts after the first conference (2019, here) …
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…even to being a key financial Minister in Federal Parliament. After the recent Australian election, Labor took power. (Hooray!) The new Assistant Minister for Treasury is Andrew Leigh. He’s one of the small team responsible for all things economic and …
Knowing Statistics Can Lead You To the Heart of Government Read more »
Research skills can lead in all sorts of directions. When it really matters, children can be powerful. (Kids: keep up the pressure on climate!) Australian voters have just kicked out a climate-denying, coal-loving Federal Coalition Government. This is the remarkable …
Top Researcher Leaps Sideways into Politics–and Wins! Read more »
In 2017, I (Bob) attended a National Academies of Science conference on reproducibility in science. Among many memorable events, I saw a talk by David Allison about his efforts to correct simple statistical mistakes in the published literature. He would …
The joke of self-correcting science: The Andero lab and Nature Communications Read more »