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by neilkakkar 6y ago
Ah, yes indeed! Thank you. I really enjoyed this explanation of Simpson's Paradox: http://michaelnielsen.org/reinventing_explanation/
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by neilkakkar 6y ago
Fair point, the beginning section does seem to suggest that. I have a note in the middle explaining this is not the case. I make the connection to demonstrate that Bayes is not some arcane statistical artifact, but qualitatively in line wit
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by neilkakkar 6y ago
Haha, this is amazing! I'd use it in the post, but I fear it's a strawman of the Frequentist side.
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by neilkakkar 6y ago
> In real life usually we have no idea about priors Priors are your previous knowledge on the topic. > One textbook example of Bayes theorem is how doctors overestimate the probability of being positive for a disease. But what are t
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Bayes Theorem: A Framework for Critical Thinking(neilkakkar.com)
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Bayes Theorem: A Framework for Critical Thinking(neilkakkar.com)
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Quotes Curated by Paul Graham(paulgraham.com)
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Foam(foambubble.github.io)
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Big Ideas from Rationality I've Found Repeatedly Useful(neilkakkar.com)
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My Favourite Ideas from One Year of Hunting Online(neilkakkar.com)
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Some Cool Ideas to Explore(neilkakkar.com)
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Ideas from the Idea Muse(neilkakkar.com)
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Influence: A Summary(neilkakkar.com)
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Big Ideas from Rationality I've Found Repeatedly Useful(neilkakkar.com)
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How to See Systems(neilkakkar.com)
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How to See Systems(neilkakkar.com)
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What happens when a whale dies?(twitter.com)
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Big Ideas from Rationality(neilkakkar.com)
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Big Ideas from Rationality(neilkakkar.com)
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Big Ideas from Rationality I've Found Repeatedly Useful(neilkakkar.com)
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Big Ideas from Rationality I've Found Repeatedly Useful(neilkakkar.com)
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Big Ideas from Rationality I've Found Repeatedly Useful(neilkakkar.com)
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Big Ideas from Rationality I've Found Repeatedly Useful(neilkakkar.com)
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Big Ideas from Rationality I've Found Repeatedly Useful(neilkakkar.com)
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Why birds don't get electrocuted on power lines(twitter.com)
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Past Issues of the Idea Muse(neilkakkar.com)
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My Spaced Repetition App Failed Even Before Making It to the AppStore(neilkakkar.com)
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How My App Failed Even Before Making It to the AppStore(neilkakkar.com)
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My App Failed Even Before Making It to the AppStore(neilkakkar.com)
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How My App Failed Even Before Making It to the AppStore(neilkakkar.com)
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