…also known as econgirl’s “adventure in learning that Canada is more than just Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver.” You may recall this from an earlier post: Anyway, the talk is finally available on the TEDxTalks YouTube channel, and you can see it here: I think the video came out decently well, especially considering the challenges of [...]
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Econgirl’s First TED Talk…
October 13th, 2011 · 2 Comments
Fun With Data · Videos
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Economists’ Never-Ending Quest For Efficiency, Philanthropy Edition…
August 23rd, 2011 · 2 Comments
Books · Economic Growth · Fun With Data · Policy
Last weekend, I went to Cape Breton to give a talk at a TEDx event. In case you don’t know, Cape Breton is wayyyy on the eastern part of Nova Scotia, and isn’t particularly flush with convenient flights into the area. So my weekend looked something like this: This observation is actually kind of relevant- [...]
Tags: Books · Economic Growth · Fun With Data · Policy
On Correlation Vs. Causation, Or Why Friends Don’t Let Friends Become Illinois Politicians…
June 29th, 2011 · 7 Comments
Fun With Data · Just For Fun
If you haven’t already, you can read my correlation does not imply causation, uh, rant here. The general idea is that, just because you see that events A and B go together, you cannot conclude that event A causes event B. You can only conclude this if you rule out two other possibilities, namely that [...]
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Why Publication Bias Matters, In One Cartoon…
April 6th, 2011 · 10 Comments
Fun With Data · Fun With Math
If you’ve been reading here for a while, you know that the correlation does not imply causation thing really gets me into a tizzy. What you probably don’t know is that this issue is not my only pet peeve with a lot of empirical research. (Shocking, I know.) Let me start by giving a bit [...]
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Graphic Content: When Bad Charts Happen To Good People, Amazon Edition…
March 31st, 2011 · 7 Comments
Fun With Data · Graphic Content
A friend of mine sent me the following chart with a request for explanation: Note to chart makers: if your charts require explanation, you’re doing it wrong. In case you’re curious, the problem here is generally one of consistency. First, the bars themselves aren’t even all representing comparable entities- the last bar is presumably a [...]
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