Author: plf515

Just a little while ago, I asked in Froggy Bottom if there was interest in a series on Statistics. There was some! :-).  So, here’s the first entry. All of these were originally on Daily Kos. This series will not be...

(cross posted from daily Kos, where this diary is a Friday morning feature) Rereading Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson.  This 1,000 page book is the FIRST volume of three.  And I’m reading it AGAIN.  SO, I...

(cross posted from dailykos) I’m a statistician.  I belong to the American Statistical Association.  In the latest issue of Amstat News, they have called for a do-over in the race in the 13th CD of Florida more...

We all know that Abraham Lincoln was one of the greatest presidents.  We all know he gave some of the best speeches.  We all know about his leadership in the Civil War, and his signing of the Emancipation Proclamation....

The other day I posted a diary on cluster analysis of the US Senate.  This is sort of a followup, looking at how closely the Dems and Reps align on various ratings. See belowFirst, let’s look at the average for each...