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S2E32: Lies, Damned Lies, and Random Samples with Laura Stapleton

S2E32: Lies, Damned Lies, and Random Samples with Laura Stapleton

FromQuantitude


S2E32: Lies, Damned Lies, and Random Samples with Laura Stapleton

FromQuantitude

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Length:
55 minutes
Released:
Apr 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Greg and Patrick talk about how, although textbooks almost exclusively talk about simple random samples, in practice they almost never actually occur. To try to sort this out, they enlist the help of Dr. Laura Stapleton from the University of Maryland, who lived a prior life as an economist and knows a thing or two about sampling designs. Along the way they also discuss killing bugs, Winston Churchill, lies versus omissions, Oprah, signing toast, being conceived in an elevator, strah-TAH, social media polls, the generalizer, the green light button, court-ordered volunteer work, and poopooing. 
Released:
Apr 26, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

A podcast dedicated to all things quantitative, ranging from the relevant to the highly irrelevant. Co-hosts Patrick Curran and Greg Hancock talk about serious statistical topics, but without taking themselves too seriously. Think: CarTalk hi-jacked by the two grumpy old guys from the Muppets, grousing about quantitative methods, statistics, and data analysis, all presented to you with the production value of a 6th grade school project. But in a good way.