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Python: shared birthdays
A few days ago I found myself having a vague recollection of a statistics problem presented at some unknown level in my education. All I could remember was that it had to do with having a room full of people … Continue reading
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Python: Monty Hall modeling
You’ve all heard this classic statistics problem, based on an old game show: A contestant is shown 3 doors. Only one of those three doors hides something of value to the contestant (perhaps a new car), while the other two … Continue reading
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average gene length in prokaryotes (part 1)
One of my side research projects involves processing large numbers of genomes (specifically, all fully-sequenced prokaryotic genomes). Since I’m playing with the data anyway, sometimes I end up with random questions that can be answered with what I already have on … Continue reading
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R: Getting Started
If you’re like me, you love data. Ok, so it’s likely that you aren’t like me, at least in the data-loving regard, but you have to admit that (1) data can be beautiful, and (2) data is how we understand … Continue reading
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wordfinds
This post discusses a computer program that you can download to try yourself (and get the source code if you want to make your own version). At our huge family reunion (Mom’s side) earlier this summer, we were handed a … Continue reading
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The Boiling Point
I have now totaled 96,000 views (mostly on the companion cube cake post, followed at a distance by the LaTeX posts) over 194 posts and received 212 comments. Every time I see that number, 212, I immediately think of boiling water (it is, after … Continue reading →
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