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No. 18: Analytics, Fast and Slow

Fast to the wrong answer is not a good business or scientific strategy. Slow, but rigorous, analysis does not meet business or scientific needs either. It has to be "and."

Steve Ruberg Are You Sure?, Stats and Data Science Leave a comment April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 9 Minutes

No. 9: Case Study – Genetic Subgroups and CV Disease

The over-reliance on p-values can lead to misinterpretation of data and a $150 million bet on a subgroup with scant evidence.

Steve Ruberg Bayesian Thinking, Case Studies, Subgroup Identification Leave a comment September 10, 2019January 7, 2020 10 Minutes
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