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There is an increasing focus on interpreting the practical significance of effects in the social sciences (Bernardi et al. 2017; Gross 2015). A p-value is rarely, if ever, sufficient to examine the validity of a hypothesis of interest. While a large sample can ensure sufficient statistical power, it will also, all else equal, increase the […]

Last year I wrote a post with a list of the books I read in 2021. I decided to do a 2022 edition. 3-D digte by Dan Turèll I Never Knew That About London by Christopher Winn Storby Blues by Dan Turèll Will by Will Smith Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]