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As Nobel Prize-winning economist Ronald Coase once cynically observed, "If you torture data long enough, it will confess." Lying with statistics is a time-honored con. In Standard Deviations, economics professor Gary Smith walks us through the various tricks and traps that people use to back up their own crackpot theories. Sometimes, the unscrupulous deliberately try to mislead us. Other times, the well-intentioned are blissfully unaware of the mischief they are committing.

This podcast introduces the statistical methods used to analyze data about society with an emphasis on applying those methods. This podcast will help you to be a more informed and critical reader of academic research, public opinion polling, and advertisement claims that present statistical evidence. Lecture slides and course material can be obtained by emailing bradrfulton@gmail.com

Are you a researcher or data scientist / analyst / ninja? Do you want to learn Bayesian inference, stay up to date or simply want to understand what Bayesian inference is? Then this podcast is for you! You'll hear from researchers and practitioners of all fields about how they use Bayesian statistics, and how in turn YOU can apply these methods in your modeling workflow. When I started learning Bayesian methods, I really wished there were a podcast out there that could introduce me to the methods, the projects and the people who make all that possible. So I created "Learning Bayesian ...

We rely on effective research in many areas of life, and at times our lives even depend on it. But what is it that makes research effective? Any good research rests upon, above all else, method. In these 24 dynamic lectures, you’ll discover the remarkable procedures and techniques that make research such a powerful tool. This brilliantly conceived course gives you a deep, detailed, and practical guide to proper research methods - methods that are broadly applicable to all kinds of research.

Aubrey Clayton traces the history of how statistics went astray, beginning with the groundbreaking work of the 17th-century mathematician Jacob Bernoulli and winding through gambling, astronomy, and genetics. Clayton recounts the feuds among rival schools of statistics, exploring the surprisingly human problems that gave rise to the discipline and the all-too-human shortcomings that derailed it.

Pal Talk – Statistics Welcome to Pal Talk – Statistics, the go-to podcast where numbers meet narrative! Hosted by Dr. Chinmoy Pal, a passionate educator and researcher, this show dives deep into the fascinating world of statistics, from beginner basics to advanced analytical methods, making data science approachable, engaging, and incredibly useful for everyone. Whether you're a student, researcher, analyst, data enthusiast, or simply curious about how statistics influence our everyday decisions, this podcast is your perfect companion. Through thought-provoking discussions, clear ...

Welcome to Statistics with Crayons, a podcast where we talk about statistics, oral health, and everything in between. Our hosts, Dr. Alonso Carrasco-Labra and Dr. Michael Glick, are professionals from the Center for Integrative Global Oral Health at Penn Dental Medicine. This center unites health researchers, educators, and practitioners at the University of Pennsylvania and beyond in seeking creative solutions to address unmet oral health needs related to the worldwide prevalence of caries, periodontal disease, oral cancer and craniofacial deformity which impacts more than 3.5 billion people ...

A podcast series which examines the interpretative work of compiling statistics, and shares conversations with parents, policy makers and practitioners about the implications of findings.This series is produced by researchers at the Universities of Lancaster and Swansea. The team is called the Family Justice Data Partnership and we are pioneering the use of large scale anonymised data to ask pressing questions about family justice.We are grateful to our funders who are the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory and ADR UK (UKRI and ESRC).All our work benefits from, and would not be possible, ...

Audiobook version of my textbook ”Modern Statistics: Intuition, Math, Python, R”. All the relevant links to the book, code, and YouTube recordings are available from github.com/mikexcohen/statistics_bookFor more info about my educational material, visit my website sincxpress.com. You can also google my name (Mike X Cohen) to find my materials on Udemy, amazon, YouTube, and elsewhere.

You'd think we were living in the golden age of science and reason. But the truth is far more sinister, says Austin Ruse. We're actually living in the age of the low information voter, easily misled by all-too-convincing false statistics and studies. In Fake Science, Ruse debunks so-called "facts" used to advance political causes one after the other, revealing how poorly they stand up to actual science.

Statistically Speaking is the Office for National Statistics' podcast, offering in-depth interviews on the latest hot topics in the world of data, taking a peek behind the scenes of the UK's largest independent producer of official statistics and exploring the stories behind the numbers.

পরিসংখ্যান বিশ্লেষণ হল তথ্য (ডেটা) সংগ্রহ, সংগঠন, বিশ্লেষণ এবং ব্যাখ্যার একটি প্রক্রিয়া, যার মাধ্যমে বিভিন্ন প্রবণতা, সম্পর্ক ও সিদ্ধান্ত নির্ধারণ করা যায়। এটি গবেষণা, ব্যবসা, স্বাস্থ্যসেবা এবং নীতিনির্ধারণে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ...

More Damned Lies and Statistics encourages all of us to think in a more sophisticated and skeptical manner about how statistics are used to promote causes, create fear, and advance particular points of view. Best identifies different sorts of numbers that shape how we think about public issues: missing numbers are relevant but overlooked; confusing numbers bewilder when they should inform; scary numbers play to our fears about the present and the future.

The Red Record presents an unflinching examination of lynching in the United States; an account not crafted by the oppressed, but rather, an indictment sourced from the very mouths of the oppressors. For years, the Chicago Tribune, a leading American journal, has been meticulously compiling lynching statistics. The data presented in this podcast, undisputed since its first publication in 1894, is based solely on the Tribunes findings, to guard against any accusations of exaggeration. Listen in as we delve into a sobering chapter of American history.

CMC Statistics topics in the biopharmaceutical industry

Interviews with authors of JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods chapters about common and new statistics and methods used in clinical research and reported in medical journals.

Normal Curves is a podcast about sexy science & serious statistics. Ever try to make sense of a scientific study and the numbers behind it? Listen in to a lively conversation between two stats-savvy friends who break it all down with humor and clarity. Professors Regina Nuzzo of Gallaudet University and Kristin Sainani of Stanford University discuss academic papers journal club-style — except with more fun, less jargon, and some irreverent, PG-13 content sprinkled in. Join Kristin and Regina as they dissect the data, challenge the claims, and arm you with tools to assess scientific studies ...