There are two very different quotes. The first is “the plural of anecdote is not data”. The second is “the plural of anecdote is data”. They are pretty much opposites. You can find more information on the two quotes here. I often see the former quote being used to dismiss anecdotal evidence and ask for […]
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Advice on data and code
I have been reading a few papers on how to structure data and code. In the post, I provide a list of the papers I have found together with the main advice/rules offered in the respective papers (do consult the individual papers for examples and explanations). Noteworthy, there is an overlap in the advice the […]
Potpourri: Statistics #76
942. Introduction to Deep Learning — 170 Video Lectures from Adaptive Linear Neurons to Zero-shot Classification with Transformers 943. The Identification Zoo: Meanings of Identification in Econometrics 944. Why you sometimes need to break the rules in data viz 945. A Concrete Introduction to Probability (using Python) 946. R packages that make ggplot2 more beautiful […]
Assorted links #5
121. A Supercut of Supercuts: Aesthetics, Histories, Databases 122. UbuWeb: Film & Video 123. The Behavioral Economics Guide 2021 124. Climate Solutions 101 125. On Noise (the book) 126. PSY 1 | Introduction to Psychological Science | Lectures 127. Why Are Gamers So Much Better Than Scientists at Catching Fraud? 128. A Visual Guide to […]
New article in Party Politics: Party activism in the populist radical right
In the new issue of Party Politics, you will find an article I have written together with Paul Whiteley, Matthew Goodwin and Harold Clarke. The article deals with the predictors of party activism within the populist radical right. Here is the abstract: Recent decades have seen an upsurge of interest in populist radical right (PRR) […]