Statistically Insignificant

by Tess O'Brien

A podcast with visual aids about statistics in everyday life. Content is nominally published every fortnight. Support the pod on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificant Statistically Insignificant is created on Wurundjeri and Dharawal country. We acknowledge the elders past, present, and future. Sovereignty was never ceded.  
Mathematics
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences

Podcast episodes

  • Season 1

  • S01 E39 - E39: Medical Device Failure Ft. Tom Bowers

    S01 E39 - E39: Medical Device Failure Ft. Tom Bowers

    We talk to Dr Tom Bowers about how medical devices fail in the body, and how that is translated to statistics that can help with early detection.Tom can be found at https://twitter.com/fancywookieeSupport the pod on Patreon for bo...

    01:50:29

  • S01 E38 - E38: KPIs

    S01 E38 - E38: KPIs

    We talk about KPIs as instruments of measurement, class power structures, and how to be a bad capitalist if you can.Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsign...

    01:38:56

  • S01 E37 - E37: April's Fool

    S01 E37 - E37: April's Fool

    Grievance time!

    31:40

  • S01 E36 - E36: The Uber Pricing Model

    S01 E36 - E36: The Uber Pricing Model

    Uber continues to make its pricing and pay models less transparent to drivers and passangers. Workers, as ever, are pushing back, and here are some ideas for how to do it.Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes and additiona...

    01:17:18

  • S01 E35 - E35: Wages, Prices, Inflation

    S01 E35 - E35: Wages, Prices, Inflation

    If the cost of things is increasing faster than your wages, where is that money going?Support the pod on Patreon for bonus episodes and additional material: https://www.patreon.com/statisticallyinsignificantReferencesStanford, J. ...

    44:28