'Determinants' studies--a paper where the author has no clear variable of interest, throws a bunch of variables into a regression model (usually under very strong linearity assumptions), and interprets all of the parameters as if they have meaning cannot be called 'science.'

I appreciate how the Jim Jones discussion shifted from Drake vs Pusha T to Jim Jones vs Pusha T bc Drake stans are the worst ppl to invite to a conversation but Push vs Capo is an argument w/a bunch of dusty old niggas. My tribe. We in here talking Maino features and everything

🐿️✨America Is Musty✨🐿️ Old heads whip out bars while Drake stans whip out Q4 fiscal reports

New blog up!

solomonkurz.netlify.app/blog/2023-04-1…

This is the second in my series on how to make causal inferences from randomized experiments, using various model types from the GLM.

In this post, we introduce the potential outcomes framework for causal inference, with #marginaleffects .

Andrew Charles Baker “Accordingly, relative to the naïve pooled-OLS benchmark, the fixed-effects model solves the problem of omitted variables with constant effects at the expense of rendering other problems worse.”

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Hey #stats people, I wrote a thing about MGCFA:
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Please ask Chelsea Parlett-Pelleriti how funny my sketches of the graphs were initially. 🤪

Every other industry but science spends a significant amount of time and money on quality improvement. ... Science spends virtually nothing on quality improvement, and is still using processes of peer review and publishing designed a century ago.'

Adrian Barnett

Where do you find interesting data? I wrote a blog post on my favorite sources for finding datasets:

rebeccabarter.com/blog/2023-03-2…

What are your favorite data sources?

Lakers up 15 with Bron having an off night & AD havin a lackluster night.

I’m about to believe in the lie

These graphs are basically a crime against data

the greatest needle drop in a movie or tv show ever

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You tech pple are not getting it. Anyone who pretends programmatically reading, discussing and digesting these books one/week is a total fraud.

You fall for the shallow, vapid, overactive poseur inflating his 'scientific' image.

Idiots, you deserve Lex Fridman.

Dr Jordan B Peterson Lex Fridman Peterson, you idiot, stay out of this.

History department operating on a 20 dollar budget rn

Justin Herbert’s x rays just dropped with all due respect 😳😳

Daboll is the greatest offensive mind ever I fear

We wrote about needing representative samples of Asian Americans in gerontology. Predictors of successful aging might differ for AAs. So little/bad data available. MSU Psychology

Antecedents of Rowe and Kahn’s successful aging model for Asian Americans. tinyurl.com/m7f3em58

A bombshell of a paper. Who is going to write the follow-up paper examining what happens to wages/labor share/productivity when firms hire consulting firms (e.g. McKinsey, BCG)?