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Well, I'm a quant. I do know quite a lot about statistical pitfalls. That doesn't mean that I wouldn't do any mistakes if I look and analyze the data myself, bu
by credit_guy 8y ago
Well, I'm a quant. I do know quite a lot about statistical pitfalls. That doesn't mean that I wouldn't do any mistakes if I look and analyze the data myself, but if I do and I engage people like the HN community, my mistakes will be pointed out, and it will be a learning experience, and I'll be able to progress towards a better understanding. And to be honest, I do think it's more likely than not that the global temperatures have been rising. But again, it would be nice to know you can access the data, and be able to whip out a jupiter notebook and do some sanity checks on it.
- mturmon 8y agoThe HN community knows a lot, but not about Earth science. (Although there are some astrophysicists here.) I have a PhD in a statistical field, and I work with PhD statisticians analyzing Earth science data. When things about interpreting results, or choosing appropriate data, come up...we talk to a domain scientist. So I’d suggest thinking about a way to do that, if you care about the validity of your conclusions. And, as I suggested earlier, a literature review, starting with the overview reports.
- credit_guy 8y agoThanks for the link to Berkeley Earth. I did not know about it. It appears to be exactly what I was looking for.