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		<title>College Course Advice&#8211;Five Things You Should Know Before Taking Statistics 101</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 03:11:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of the over two million college degrees that are granted in the U.S. every year, including those earned at accredited online colleges nationwide, probably two-thirds require completion of a statistics class. That&#8217;s over a million and a half students taking &#8230; <a href="http://statswithcats.wordpress.com/2011/05/15/five-things-you-should-know-before-taking-statistics-101/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=statswithcats.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13509037&amp;post=653&amp;subd=statswithcats&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Polls Apart</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 20:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Election season is fast approaching so you can be sure a plethora of polls will soon be adding to the mayhem. Polls educate us in two ways. They tell us what we, or at least the population being polled, think. &#8230; <a href="http://statswithcats.wordpress.com/2011/05/08/polls-apart/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=statswithcats.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13509037&amp;post=629&amp;subd=statswithcats&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Regression Fantasies: Part III</title>
		<link>http://statswithcats.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/regression-fantasies-part-iii/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 06:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>statswithcats</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is Your Regression Model Telling the Truth? There are many technologies we use in our lives without really understanding how they work. Television. Computers. Cell phones. Microwave ovens. Cars. Even many things about the human body are not well understood. &#8230; <a href="http://statswithcats.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/regression-fantasies-part-iii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=statswithcats.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13509037&amp;post=621&amp;subd=statswithcats&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Regression Fantasies: Part II</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Apr 2011 01:44:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Six More Reasons for Doubting a Regression Model There are more than a few reasons for being skeptical about a regression model. Some are easy to identify, others are more subtle. Here are six more reasons you might doubt the &#8230; <a href="http://statswithcats.wordpress.com/2011/04/24/regression-fantasies-part-ii/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=statswithcats.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13509037&amp;post=612&amp;subd=statswithcats&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Regression Fantasies: Part I</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 04:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five Common Reasons for Doubting a Regression Model Finding a model that fits a set of data is one of the most common goals in data analysis. Least squares regression is the most commonly used tool for achieving this goal. &#8230; <a href="http://statswithcats.wordpress.com/2011/04/18/regression-fantasies-part-i/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=statswithcats.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13509037&amp;post=605&amp;subd=statswithcats&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Aphorisms for Data Analysts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An aphorism is a pithy saying that reveals some astute observation or popular notion, whether true or fictitious. &#8220;Lies, damn lies, and statistics&#8221; you&#8217;ve undoubtedly heard. If you&#8217;ve taken Stats 101, you probably know that &#8220;correlation doesn&#8217;t imply causation.&#8221; Here &#8230; <a href="http://statswithcats.wordpress.com/2011/04/10/aphorisms-for-data-analysts/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=statswithcats.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13509037&amp;post=598&amp;subd=statswithcats&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Getting the Right Answer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 01:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The academic world of statistics stresses understanding theory, types of analyses, calculations and interpretations. In the world of profit-driven business and government regulations, though, there&#8217;s even more to consider, especially if you are conducting the analysis for a boss or &#8230; <a href="http://statswithcats.wordpress.com/2011/04/02/getting-the-right-answer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=statswithcats.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13509037&amp;post=593&amp;subd=statswithcats&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Tactics used in the War on Error</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:45:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists and other theory-driven data analysts focus on eliminating bias and maximizing accuracy so they can find trends and patterns in their data. That&#8217;s necessary for any type of data analysis. For statisticians, though, the real enemy in the battle &#8230; <a href="http://statswithcats.wordpress.com/2011/03/27/ten-tactics-used-in-the-war-on-error/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=statswithcats.wordpress.com&amp;blog=13509037&amp;post=575&amp;subd=statswithcats&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It’s All Relative</title>
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