Dynamite Plots Must Die
Introduction Bar Graphs = Bar : detonator + error bars: firing cable Bar graphs are common in scientific publications for depicting continuous outcomes. This is problematic, as many different data…
One of the Top Most Cited Statistical Papers in History – 1
Title of the Paper Nonparametric Estimation from Incomplete Observations. Kaplan-Meier Survival Curve Estimation Copyright @Statistical.Solutions Features One of the most cited statistical papers of all time As of today, 66638…
The Fallacy of Placing Confidence in Confidence intervals (CIs)
True or False❓ A 95% CI contains the true value of the population parameter with a 95% probability. The width of the CI provides a measure of the precision of…
The Importance of Being Uncertain
Statistics does not tell us whether we are right. It tells us the chances of being wrong.Krzywinski, M., Altman, N. Importance of being uncertain. Nat Methods 10, 809–810 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.2613 Understanding Replication…