In my last post, I briefly discussed the two standard approaches to modelling of extremes events, block maxima and threshold models. Both models were introduced with...
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Extremes
In this post, I’d like to talk about a very unique discipline in statistics called Extreme Value Theory (EVT). Throughout my undergraduate degree, it seemed that...
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This post is a follow-on from one of my earlier blog posts titled “Efficient Experimental Design”. If you haven’t read it, you can find it here....
Continue reading...The Monty Hall Problem
The Monty Hall problem came up briefly in a research talk my MRes cohort attended in January. This apparently paradoxical problem causes debate and confusion, even...
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In this blog post, I’d like to talk about the importance of experimental design in simulation studies. Simulation studies are widely used in modern scientific research...
Continue reading...The Difference Between “Significant” and “Not Significant” is not Itself Statistically Significant
This short paper caught my eye recently when scouring the internet for something interesting to (attempt to) explain clearly in my first blog post. When I...
Continue reading...Hello world!
Welcome to my blog! This is my first post or more of a placeholder for my first post. In the blog, I’ll include posts about academic...
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