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Monday, April 28, 2008

Why don’t the “snooty sneetches with stars upon thars” listen to Phil Birnbaum?

By Tangotiger, 10:10 AM

I love the way Phil deconstructs a study.  Some academics cling to regression as if it’s the holy grail.  Not Phil.  Reading between the lines, you can tell that Phil is always asking “What the f-ck could possibly be happening here?”



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