tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post116487812721386311..comments2024-02-20T17:40:21.618-05:00Comments on jeremy freese's weblog: things that go stata in the nightjeremyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1165338630770153942006-12-05T12:10:00.000-05:002006-12-05T12:10:00.000-05:00Not a chance, mate. Let Y be Prob(dead) and X be a...Not a chance, mate. Let Y be Prob(dead) and X be age in years (ok, this doesn't fit your graph exactly, but it's close enough): Does age have a "strong" effect on death? I wouldn't know how to answer the question just from your graph because math or graphs don't speak to the question of How Big is "Big." Knowing that Xis uniform doesn't help me a bit. Relatedly, I say, Down With Standardized Coefficients, because the lull us into sociological complacency about taking a good look at reference scales and units of measurement!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1164993828441579072006-12-01T12:23:00.000-05:002006-12-01T12:23:00.000-05:00X= the number of total assignments (i.e. homework,...X= the number of total assignments (i.e. homework, papers, exams) on the syllabus<BR/><BR/>Y= the probability that half your class drops after the first dayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1164941394974784822006-11-30T21:49:00.000-05:002006-11-30T21:49:00.000-05:00x = pats of butter on a slice of toasty = probabil...x = pats of butter on a slice of toast<BR/><BR/>y = probability of slice of toast falling butter side down when droppedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1164923326961097482006-11-30T16:48:00.000-05:002006-11-30T16:48:00.000-05:00x = caffeine consumptiony = prob. of being awake a...x = caffeine consumption<BR/>y = prob. of being awake at 4amAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1164922640445832912006-11-30T16:37:00.000-05:002006-11-30T16:37:00.000-05:00Whoops! I stand corrected... Geez, that's depres...Whoops! I stand corrected... Geez, that's depressing. I've been chair too long.... What's a probability again???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1164922115738318052006-11-30T16:28:00.000-05:002006-11-30T16:28:00.000-05:00Dan: I said x was uniform and since y is a probabi...Dan: I said x was uniform and since y is a probability, var = p(1-p), so what more about dispersion is there?<BR/><BR/>Sister A: Sometime I'll have to sit you down and explain the "rational expectations" theory of stock prices.<BR/><BR/>Lucy: No, I can't even come up with a good example of what this graph would be as a jeremy-as-noctural graph.jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755662766163119607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1164912409692252402006-11-30T13:46:00.000-05:002006-11-30T13:46:00.000-05:00Don't have to tell us something about dispersion b...Don't have to tell us something about dispersion before we can answer?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1164904009079335202006-11-30T11:26:00.000-05:002006-11-30T11:26:00.000-05:00It looks like a strong effect by my anti-social sc...It looks like a strong effect by my anti-social science standards, too.<BR/><BR/>Is y something to do with Jeremy being awake at 4am?Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09150532491859766021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558726.post-1164891323362052292006-11-30T07:55:00.000-05:002006-11-30T07:55:00.000-05:00This is definitely a "strong effect." If this wer...This is definitely a "strong effect." If this were a stock on the NYSE, I'd be buying shares.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com