coldwater80.bsky.social
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A weblog for research in statistical modeling and applications, especially in social sciences

In this weblog, we will report on recent research and ongoing half-baked ideas, including topics from our research groups on Bayesian statistics, multilevel modeling, causal inference, and politica...
A weblog for research in statistical modeling and applications, especially in social sciences
In this weblog, we will report on recent research and ongoing half-baked ideas, including topics from our research groups on Bayesian statistics, multilevel modeling, causal inference, and political science. SeeAndrew Gelman’s webpagefor more back...
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu
November 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
“Science and Religious Dogmatism”

A young economist who prefers to remain anonymous writes:
“Science and Religious Dogmatism”
A young economist who prefers to remain anonymous writes:
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu
November 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Three meta-principles of statistics: the information principle, the methodological attribution problem, and different applications demand different philosophies

The information principle:the key to a good statistical method is not its underlying philosophy or mathematical reasoning, but ra...
Three meta-principles of statistics: the information principle, the methodological attribution problem, and different applications demand different philosophies
The information principle:the key to a good statistical method is not its underlying philosophy or mathematical reasoning, but rather what information the method allows us to use. Good methods make use of more information. This can come in differe...
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM