Today in weird statistical coincidences
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Today in weird statistical coincidences
We are truly entering the statistical Bad Place
An "economist" so dumb I had to explain to him how the import price index works last month will now lead the BLS, kill me
August 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
We are truly entering the statistical Bad Place
statistical significance is my passion
July 24, 2026 at 12:06 AM
statistical significance is my passion
Vance: "It is a statistical fact..."
Nonsense. Statistics and facts are two different things, and statistical facts just...aren't.
Nonsense. Statistics and facts are two different things, and statistical facts just...aren't.
September 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Vance: "It is a statistical fact..."
Nonsense. Statistics and facts are two different things, and statistical facts just...aren't.
Nonsense. Statistics and facts are two different things, and statistical facts just...aren't.
You know what? I'm willing to empirically test this as many times as it takes to reach statistical certainty about any conclusions we reach
Michael C. Rockefeller got shipwrecked in 1963, washed up on an island, and was promptly eaten by cannibals.
December 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
You know what? I'm willing to empirically test this as many times as it takes to reach statistical certainty about any conclusions we reach
It’s not a power grab if the (fake statistical) ends justify it.
INGRAHAM: People say you all are gonna roll through other cities -- 'Oh, martial law is gonna be declared.' And to that you say?
JD VANCE: How is it a power grab when we've already declined murders by 35% in nine days?
JD VANCE: How is it a power grab when we've already declined murders by 35% in nine days?
August 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
It’s not a power grab if the (fake statistical) ends justify it.
Dawg look at what they're doing to my public statistical APIs
Lutnick: "The Department of Commerce is going to start issuing its statistics on the blockchain, because you are the crypto president."
August 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Dawg look at what they're doing to my public statistical APIs
Diagnosing myself with ADHD solely based on the statistical improbability of being the only Bluesky user without it
April 20, 2024 at 2:23 AM
Diagnosing myself with ADHD solely based on the statistical improbability of being the only Bluesky user without it
Statistical Rethinking 2026 is done: 20 new lectures emphasizing logical and critical statistical workflow, from basics of probability theory to causal inference to reliable computation to sensitivity. It's all free, made just for you. Lecture list and links: github.com/rmcelreath/s...
March 22, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Statistical Rethinking 2026 is done: 20 new lectures emphasizing logical and critical statistical workflow, from basics of probability theory to causal inference to reliable computation to sensitivity. It's all free, made just for you. Lecture list and links: github.com/rmcelreath/s...
NEWS: The NHL officially consolidates Winnipeg Jets statistical history⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/762...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/762...
NHL officially consolidates Winnipeg Jets statistical history
The statistical history of the Winnipeg Jets will now include both iterations of the franchise.
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2026 at 4:00 PM
NEWS: The NHL officially consolidates Winnipeg Jets statistical history⤵️
www.nytimes.com/athletic/762...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/762...
⏩ A STATISTICAL REVAMP to 'deliver' LOWER INFLATION
July 19, 2026 at 12:20 PM
⏩ A STATISTICAL REVAMP to 'deliver' LOWER INFLATION
The statistical unlikelihood of this many Israelis agreeing on anything suggests something unusual is going on
August 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The statistical unlikelihood of this many Israelis agreeing on anything suggests something unusual is going on
score one point for statistical inference
Elon Musk’s generative AI chatbot, Grok, turns on him, labelling him “one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X”.
Elon Musk's AI turns on him, labels him 'one of the most significant spreaders of misinformation on X'
His posts, it added, “can have real-world consequences."
fortune.com
November 15, 2024 at 10:51 PM
score one point for statistical inference
WHITE HOUSE: FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM MAY HAVE PERMANENTLY BEEN DAMAGED WHITE HOUSE: OCTOBER JOBS REPORTS LIKELY NEVER RELEASED
November 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
WHITE HOUSE: FEDERAL STATISTICAL SYSTEM MAY HAVE PERMANENTLY BEEN DAMAGED WHITE HOUSE: OCTOBER JOBS REPORTS LIKELY NEVER RELEASED
that girl is a fucking statistical anomaly
September 22, 2026 at 4:47 PM
that girl is a fucking statistical anomaly
60 percent of Minnesota's population lives in the Twin Cities statistical area.
Tom Emmer: "Minnesota doesn't necessarily lean Democrat. In fact, if you look at the 2024 presidential heat map, it is overwhelmingly red. There is a blue dot essentially in the Twin Cities."
August 11, 2026 at 3:31 PM
60 percent of Minnesota's population lives in the Twin Cities statistical area.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
August 13, 2025 at 1:17 AM
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
By law, statistical agencies are independent.
I'm very proud to have won the Royal Statistical Society's award for best statistical commentary by a non-journalist this year 🥹
July 16, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I'm very proud to have won the Royal Statistical Society's award for best statistical commentary by a non-journalist this year 🥹
american gun owners love looking at overwhelming statistical evidence collected in thousands of lives pointlessly lost every year and going "nah that won't happen to me"
June 12, 2026 at 11:50 AM
american gun owners love looking at overwhelming statistical evidence collected in thousands of lives pointlessly lost every year and going "nah that won't happen to me"
"The Royal Statistical Society is following you"
What is the probability of that?
What is the probability of that?
February 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"The Royal Statistical Society is following you"
What is the probability of that?
What is the probability of that?
statistical median interaction with the princess
May 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
statistical median interaction with the princess
"we asked a statistical model of the english language whether we should bomb a boat" what the fuck are we even doing here
Absolutely horrific: Thanks to a false intelligence "generated with the help of artificial intelligence," the US military nearly carried out an operation aboard a Chinese ship because the incorrect intelligence said it was carrying nukes, according to @cnn.com. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
edition.cnn.com
September 18, 2026 at 11:45 PM
"we asked a statistical model of the english language whether we should bomb a boat" what the fuck are we even doing here
Surely this is a weird statistical artefact resulting from the fact that there are only 13 Labour voters left?
December 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Surely this is a weird statistical artefact resulting from the fact that there are only 13 Labour voters left?
When your statistical model "fits the data well" ...
May 9, 2025 at 6:25 AM
When your statistical model "fits the data well" ...
Statistics are meaningless when looking at an individual person.
There is no such thing as a statistical patient.
There is no such thing as a statistical artist.
There is no such thing as a statistical student.
There is no such thing as a statistical teacher.
The argument stops at individuality
There is no such thing as a statistical patient.
There is no such thing as a statistical artist.
There is no such thing as a statistical student.
There is no such thing as a statistical teacher.
The argument stops at individuality
September 3, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Statistics are meaningless when looking at an individual person.
There is no such thing as a statistical patient.
There is no such thing as a statistical artist.
There is no such thing as a statistical student.
There is no such thing as a statistical teacher.
The argument stops at individuality
There is no such thing as a statistical patient.
There is no such thing as a statistical artist.
There is no such thing as a statistical student.
There is no such thing as a statistical teacher.
The argument stops at individuality