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In Defense of Lousy Metrics
Simplicity has its virtues
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Max Rosett
Selection Bias and Regression to the Mean
Let’s say you’re a data scientist hired by a company after their sales dropped 10% year-over-year. They’re considering implementing a loyalty program…
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Max Rosett
Lockdowns would never receive FDA approval
A mediocre vaccine is still better than the alternatives
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Max Rosett
"An abundance of caution" or a dearth of courage?
California trots out the pandemic's worst cliche to justify a dreadful decision
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Max Rosett
On (Not) Fighting Covid with AI
A Northwestern Paper's Claims Don't Hold Up
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Max Rosett
A Graph is a Visual Argument, Not a Fact
A common mistake that has become more common recently is treating graphs as indisputable facts. The truth is far messier: any data visualization is the…
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Max Rosett
Data Journalists Need to Do Better
The coronavirus pandemic is the first data-driven crisis. The key numbers — infections and deaths — are easily understood, widely… Continue reading on…
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Max Rosett
Fracture // Propagation
Eclectic analysis. Infrequent posts on whatever is on my mind. Recently that includes drug development, skiing, machine learning, and excellence. I also seem to enjoy debunking poorly reasoned academic papers.

Fracture // Propagation

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