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International Society for Bayesian Analysis
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Nov 4, 2007 11:41pm
3 reviews
mathematics, statistics, bayes
http://www.bayesian.org/
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Wow, the ISBA has really spruced up its website. May the Bayes revolution continue! And its prospects updated rationally as new data comes in.
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Fishing in the Bay & Blog Archive & More on Pearson and Eugenics
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Oct 21, 2007 3:23pm
2 reviews
stats, statistics, eugenics
http://blogs.mbs.edu/fishing-in-the-bay?p=174
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Karl Pearson, one of those guilty of perpretrating the first "significance test", also had a penchant for eugenics, going so far as to set up a journal on the topic called "Annals of Eugenics". Here's a contemporary review of his first paper for the journal.
This should serve as a warning to all scientists: You could be wrong! Please don't jump to conclusions too quickly, or hindsight will one day laugh at you. That is, if your ideas have not led to the destruction of mankind.
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