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nsp-blog.bsky.social
We write about a range of topics from a behavioral science perspective, mostly related to quantitative methods. This includes causal inference, Bayesian statistics, study design, and measurement.
👤 Joined on 16 March 2026
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Yeah I'm torn on this one. On the one hand, if someone really wants to do a PhD, they should be able to. On the other, so many colleagues deeply regret taking on many of their students, and were pushed by the uni, essentially writing theses for them to avoid any dropping out as Masters.
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The most important thing I ever learned about statistics I was not taught in a class, and it is: if humans are involved and your effect size is huge, there’s usually something wrong with your data or model
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Received an email with Subject: Nomination for the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics, and got very excited!* Then I realized it wasn't someone nominating me, it was a crackpot nominating themselves. For proving relativity wrong. Alas. * No actual excitement occurred, I'm used to this.
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For all of Trump's 2nd term, his approval rating has steadily fallen with minor & brief improvements. This is *not* a normal public opinion trend. It is a harbinger of political disaster--so long as the democratic opposition keeps pushing hard. The dictator is vulnerable. Time to exploit that.
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