Andrew Gelman et al.

A data model is not just a “likelihood” statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/20/a-d…

I don’t like the Wikipedia definition of Bayesian statistics. The Merriam-Webster definition is much better! statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/19/i-d…

New features in Stan Playground! statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/18/new…

Survey Statistics: individualism doesn’t work (even when weighted) statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/17/sur…

Fascist academics today and communist academics in the 1930s-1950s statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/17/fas…

Another reason to hate on prediction markets statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/16/mor…

“Which means that I’m qualified to write books on the topic and go on NPR regularly and give Ted talks and advise the government, but that’s about it.” statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/16/whi…

It’s . . . speciation time! statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/15/its…

The paradox of derivatives and integrals statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/14/the…

The Effect of High-Tech Statistical Analysis on the P-values of Top Researchers statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/13/the…

Being picky and careful pays off! (Utah redistricting story) statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/13/cou…

SparseNUTS: Preconditioning hierarchical models in HMC with a sparse “Laplace approximation” at the marginal mode statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/12/spa…

Ted Williams and Me statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/12/ted…

CMU finally shows up in Epstein files statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/12/cmu…

Postdoctoral research position at Princeton on psychological processes related to time (such as impatience and present bias) and their causes and political consequences. statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/11/pos…

More UFO bullshit in our science-media-industrial complex. (Yeah, there’s a reason this blog has a Zombies category.) statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/11/ali…

Survey Statistics: Blue Rose Research is hiring again ! statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/10/sur…

New course on generative AI for behavioral science statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/10/new…

Salinger. statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/10/sal…

“The idea of Israel” . . . more generally, The idea of X, for different values of X statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2026/03/09/the…