Mar 3, 2016 06:51 PM
At this point, even Tom Cruise is skeptical about claims of social priming.
http://andrewgelman.com/2016/03/03/at-th...l-priming/
EXCERPT: The blogger known as Neuroskeptic writes: Can the thought of money make people more conservative? The idea that mere reminders of money can influence people’s attitudes and behaviors is a major claim within the field of social priming – the study of how our behavior is unconsciously influenced by seemingly innocuous stimuli. However, social priming has been controversial lately with many high profile failures to replicate the reported effects....
Marrying Age
http://flowingdata.com/2016/03/03/marrying-age/
EXCERPT: . . . So what do these trends look like? When do people of various races usually get married? Does it change by education level? Employment status? The interactive chart below provides the answers. Using data from...
Leap Day Babies–What Are the Chances?
http://blogs.wsj.com/numbers/leap-day-ba...od=WSJBlog
EXCERPT: This past week’s Numbers column on leap day included a box of facts that led a reader to write in about the accuracy of one tidbit–that the chance of being born naturally on Feb. 29 is roughly 1 in 1,461. The reader suggested that since we omit three leap days every 400 years it would make the chance roughly 1 in 1,506. To the Internet! Turns out there are several schools of thought on how to calculate the chances, including a vibrant debate here....
http://andrewgelman.com/2016/03/03/at-th...l-priming/
EXCERPT: The blogger known as Neuroskeptic writes: Can the thought of money make people more conservative? The idea that mere reminders of money can influence people’s attitudes and behaviors is a major claim within the field of social priming – the study of how our behavior is unconsciously influenced by seemingly innocuous stimuli. However, social priming has been controversial lately with many high profile failures to replicate the reported effects....
Marrying Age
http://flowingdata.com/2016/03/03/marrying-age/
EXCERPT: . . . So what do these trends look like? When do people of various races usually get married? Does it change by education level? Employment status? The interactive chart below provides the answers. Using data from...
Leap Day Babies–What Are the Chances?
http://blogs.wsj.com/numbers/leap-day-ba...od=WSJBlog
EXCERPT: This past week’s Numbers column on leap day included a box of facts that led a reader to write in about the accuracy of one tidbit–that the chance of being born naturally on Feb. 29 is roughly 1 in 1,461. The reader suggested that since we omit three leap days every 400 years it would make the chance roughly 1 in 1,506. To the Internet! Turns out there are several schools of thought on how to calculate the chances, including a vibrant debate here....