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by geomark 11y ago
Oh, I misunderstood that he was a black male. It's a mystery to me what race a non-black non-latino person of color is. The sample size is too damn small! Added: I guess I'm not used to the term "person of color." It mea
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by geomark 11y ago
Comparing proportions is the general topic. You are typically comparing a sample proportion (like the demographics of a jury) to a population proportion (like the demographics of a community from which jurors are drawn).
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by geomark 11y ago
A single jury is still too small of a sample size to be statistically significant. If you have more than two groups in the population (races in this case) then you need at least 5 expected cases of each in order for analysis of the actual
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by geomark 11y ago
I feel the same way. The three times I served on a jury were all the same. Very few people bothered to read or try to understand the jury instructions. Few considered the evidence that was presented. Most were utterly clueless, totally lack
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by geomark 11y ago
That very well could be the case. But even if we knew the demographics of the community the sample size is too small to draw any conclusions.
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by geomark 11y ago
Yes. They asked if I had served on a jury before and if the jury had reached a verdict. The battery case was the second time I served. I answered yes that I had served and no the jury did not reach a verdict. They then asked what the prior
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by geomark 11y ago
Of course she voted to acquit. So did the old guy who shouted "Nothing is obscene!" the moment he entered the jury deliberation room, despite the fact that Jello was not charged with obscenity. And the girl who said "The defe
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by geomark 11y ago
Brings back memories. I served on the jury when Jello Biafra of the Dead Kennedys was on trial for including a rude poster in one of their albums[1]. Jury deliberation was a circus. One woman hung the poster up (it was pretty rude [2]), loo
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by geomark 11y ago
I wish that had worked for me. I served 3 times, first time was a hung jury, next two were burglary and battery. Terrible experiences all of them. Wish I could have been excused.
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by geomark 11y ago
Indeed. One jury is far too small a sample size to draw any conclusions (too obvious to even state but I did anyway). When comparing proportions (in this case racial makeup of juries versus racial makeup of the population) you want a sample
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by geomark 11y ago
So the jury was 6/12=50% white, 3/12=25% Latino, 2/12=17% Black and 1/12=8% Asian. The US racial demographics are White: 64%, Hispanic: 16%, Black: 12%, Asian: 5% [1] Looks like Blacks and Latinos were overrepresented on
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by geomark 11y ago
+1 I recently completed this course. It's really quite good.
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by geomark 11y ago
+1 for The Analytics Edge. Along the same lines but a more thorough treatment of linear regression and statistical inference is the excellent Data Analysis and Statistical Inference https://www.coursera.org/course/stati
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by geomark 11y ago
Is your assessment based on using recent R packages? I recently learned about dplyr, magrittr and rvest in a couple of recent data science courses and it seems to me that data munging is a pleasure with R. For example, I had a rough time
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by geomark 11y ago
Brain cells can use ketones instead of glucose. That's what happens on a diet that severely restricts carbohydrates.
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by geomark 11y ago
Line is tops in Thailand and Japan. In S. Korea it's KaokaoTalk. China prefers WeChat. Those are all big markets. So there's certainly no single dominant messaging app.
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by geomark 11y ago
Asia is a big place. WhatsApp has a small presence many places. Line dominates in some countries.
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by geomark 11y ago
We all understand that the VC narrative is about potentials. Sometimes we don't buy into the potential, may even have legit reasons to believe it is bogus. But if we don't support the narrative we are haters. Seems beneath someone
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by geomark 11y ago
Ah yes. So actuaries feel like their jobs are BS even though they are sort of important. Oh well.
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by geomark 11y ago
They administered an IQ test on me when I was in first grade and said I was gifted. It was great for me because I received special placement and got to participate in an "enrichment" class throughout grade school. I have a feeling
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by geomark 11y ago
For all the coders and closers, "Two tablespoons of it offers the same dose of caffeine as almost two cups of coffee, the company boasts."
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Caffeinated peanut butter is here(arstechnica.com)
2 points by geomark 11y ago|1 comments
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by geomark 11y ago
I like that. But he says a couple of dumb things. Like "It’s not entirely clear how humanity would suffer were all private equity CEOs, lobbyists, PR researchers, actuaries, ..." Sure, some of those jobs do seem to add no value.
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by geomark 11y ago
Have the people who funded Theranos been calling the critics haters? That seems to be common with some VCs. Like calling HN "Hater News" because of harsh criticism of questionable claims of innovation.
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by geomark 11y ago
Even here in the banana republic called Thailand I can do instant transfers from my account in one bank to my own or someone else's account in another bank. I can do it by phone, at an ATM or online. I too loathe interacting with my U
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by geomark 11y ago
Similar, but on another level, is how we can't see our mind very well, because, well yeah... That's one of the things meditation leads to, a sort or meta-mind state where you can observe the workings of your mind. A very subtle ye
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by geomark 11y ago
Working for free is still working. It usually requires the right kind of visa and a work permit to remain legal. Do it on a tourist visa at your own risk.
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by geomark 11y ago
And many places it's a hellish experience because before they kick you out of the country you get to spend some time in an immigration holding center which tend to be rather horrifying accommodations. Unlucky enough to get nabbed befor
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Growth of services to help students cheat in online courses(theatlantic.com)
14 points by geomark 11y ago|1 comments
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by geomark 11y ago
This is an important point. I was a hiring manager at a large company. Resources for recruiting activities were not unlimited so choices had to be made. Top schools that helped facilitate the recruiting process were always on the list. We h

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