In the book Notes from a Small Island, Bill Bryson describes his fascination with the London Underground map: “What a piece of perfection it is, created in 1931 by a forgotten hero named Harry Beck, an out-of-work draughtsman who realized that when you are underground it doesn’t matter where you are. Beck saw – and […]
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Potpourri: Statistics #91
1592. Data Vis Dispatch: January 4, January 11, January 18, January 25, February 1, February 8, February 15, February 22, March 1, March 15, COVID Trackers Special, March 29, April 5, April 12 April 19, April 26, May 3, May 10, May 17, May 24, May 31, June 7, June 14, June 21, June 28, […]
Political scandals and meta-analyses
A new paper finds that “scandal-ridden politicians tend to get fewer votes at the ballot box, are more likely to lose elections, and are less likely to win re-election”. The title of the paper is “The Electoral Consequences of Scandals: A Meta-Analysis”, and while I find the conclusion sensible (I would not expect scandal-ridden politicians […]
News as selection bias
Is it possible to have news without any biases? I doubt it. While it is technically possible to have ‘unbiased news’, it is not desirable nor reflective of how most journalists work. On the contrary, I will argue that bias is a principal part of any news coverage. I believe a concept such as ‘biased […]
Assorted links #25
801. IKEA’s Crimes Against Cartography 802. The Number Ones 803. Typography in Severance 804. Cancer Chose Me, But I Chose How To Die 805. Some studies on *washing (looking beyond greenwashing): CSR-washing, fempower-washing, diversity washing, woke washing 806. A Brief History of Art Movements | Behind the Masterpiece 807. Blue Zones: Lessons From the World’s […]