Paul Mentele
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Paul Mentele
@PaulMentele
Athletic Trainer/Strength and Conditioning Coach/Sport Scientist; Applied Epidemiologist - @UofLhealth; Data Analyst - @USSpeedskating; Owner - @Dynamic__labs


When using OLS regression, from where do we get the assumption the residuals are normally distributed? You don't need that assumption to minimize the sum of the squared residuals, nor to use the CLT to compute the SE's for the beta coefficients. So what's its origins?





I know families spending $5,000+ per year for their kid to play “elite” travel soccer/baseball. The goal is a college scholarship. Ten years of this is $50,000. What are the chances they’ll net $50,000 in scholarships? Slim to none? Why do people do this?

I know families spending $5,000+ per year for their kid to play “elite” travel soccer/baseball. The goal is a college scholarship. Ten years of this is $50,000. What are the chances they’ll net $50,000 in scholarships? Slim to none? Why do people do this?



@Roe_JasonT @DrTSuchomel @lmsommerfield @missEmitche11 @MashElite @njenkinsphd @CoachKStrength @JakeCVenes @FireRescueWell @ZachDechant @auger_zach @PaulMentele @runnergirladams @AdamLSayers @SundhAdam @JackChard11 From a liability standpoint alone.











