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Seeing our shadow tomorrow…

02.02.2026 12:56 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

The only thing that comes to mind right now is the “ubiquitous cat’s cradle.” Look for work by Masyn (2008-2011) and Sher (2012). See if either that work, or work that has cited that work, points you in the right direction. Good luck!

01.02.2026 10:59 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

As for sample size requirements, that sounds like an interesting methodological question worthy of deeper investigation. Let us know what you find, my friend. 😊

31.01.2026 13:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

All of our statistical models make assumptions. When reasonable, they can facilitate better a better understanding of the world; when unreasonable they can inhibit that understanding. TVEM is a versatile way to loosen some assumptions, in hopes of a more accurate, nuanced approximation of reality.

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We’ll wait…

29.01.2026 18:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

As always, Jeff, thanks for sharing your valuable time with us. 😊

20.01.2026 17:29 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Time for TVEM, tomorrow…

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When your postdoc does the data analysis and gets p=.049

26.12.2025 17:38 — 👍 21 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

So glad you found us, Lana! 😊

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We were… useful?

19.12.2025 00:03 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

The gift that keeps on giving, tomorrow…

15.12.2025 13:48 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1

Thanks, Andrew! Feel free to throw in any references/info down below for all of us to continue learning. And happy holidays!

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S7E11 Should Essays be Used in College Admissions? Maybe...

In this In The Wild episode, we turn our Quantitude loose on whether college admission essays should be used to make such high-stakes decisions, discussing what issues we would need addressed in order to answer that question.

09.12.2025 12:20 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

The write stuff, tomorrow…

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Thanks/Takk! We are so glad that Omid has been such a bad influence. 😉

04.12.2025 09:48 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

17-year old Greg makes an appearance at the end of the episode. You have been warned. 😉

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