tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34853720.post3968103668758697331..comments2023-08-24T10:39:23.460-04:00Comments on CAAFlog: Resource alertDwight Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11657981110237418710noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34853720.post-24630455591885207062007-03-20T12:52:00.000-04:002007-03-20T12:52:00.000-04:00Very interesting article on the Dreyfus affair, an...Very interesting article on the Dreyfus affair, and another reminder (for me at least)that a statistical analysis is only as good as its starting assumptions (making that a good place to start your attack when faced with distressing numbers or conclusions). <BR/><BR/>Along these lines, what about the recent representations made by James Cameron that he had found the Jesus family tomb? Statistical analysis played a large role in the claim, but one has to be very careful about what exactly he/she is claiming. An interesting note on the methodology here: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa004&articleID=14A3C2E6-E7F2-99DF-37A9AEC98FB0702A <BR/><BR/>Or also, consider the relatively-recent Lancet study estimating the number of Iraqi deaths resulting from the U.S.-led invasion? A critical look here: http://www.slate.com/id/2151926/ <BR/><BR/>For more fun with numbers, consider the classic “roomful of monkeys with typewriters trying to type a Shakespeare play” scenario BUT in the context of trying to emulate “ratcheted cumulative selection” in evolution. Brief summary here: http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-955115/To-be-or-not-to.html As noted, it’s also a good lesson in “paranormal debunking.”<BR/><BR/>Yet, can we use probability analysis to satisfactorily explain what happened to Mr. Cabrera-Frattini? Any paranormal debunkers out there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com