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I wish there were more Cosma Shalizis in the world. Somehow, statistics has become the ultimate in cargo cult mathematics. We need more statisticians who can w
by MichaelSalib 16y ago
I wish there were more Cosma Shalizis in the world. Somehow, statistics has become the ultimate in cargo cult mathematics. We need more statisticians who can write clearly to set fire to our thatched airplanes.
- brent 16y agoPardon my naivety, but what do you mean by "thatched airplanes"?
- Nogwater 16y agoSee: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult "Thatched airplanes" being an imitation of the real thing.
- MichaelSalib 16y agoNogwater nails it below. Specifically, I'm think of things like http://cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/weblog/491.html http://cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/weblog/491.html and http://cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/weblog/656.html http://cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/weblog/656.html