1st Principles

Subject

Statistics

Variation, sampling, and inference without fooling yourself.

102 sub-topics · use search below on large subjects

Topics

Foundations

Orientation and shared vocabulary for this subject.

In practice

How practitioners apply core ideas in real settings.

Application

Constraints in real jobs (Science)

Constraints in real jobs as it applies to Statistics.

Cost and benefit (Science)

Cost and benefit as it applies to Statistics.

Failure modes (Science)

Failure modes as it applies to Statistics.

Implementation steps (Science)

Implementation steps as it applies to Statistics.

Maintenance over time (Science)

Maintenance over time as it applies to Statistics.

Problem framing (Science)

Problem framing as it applies to Statistics.

Risk (Science)

Risk as it applies to Statistics.

Scaling up (Science)

Scaling up as it applies to Statistics.

Stakeholders (Science)

Stakeholders as it applies to Statistics.

Trade-offs (Science)

Trade-offs as it applies to Statistics.

Communication

Cross-disciplinary talk (Science)

Cross-disciplinary talk as it applies to Statistics.

Explaining to beginners (Science)

Explaining to beginners as it applies to Statistics.

Media coverage (Science)

Media coverage as it applies to Statistics.

Open questions (Science)

Open questions as it applies to Statistics.

Policy briefs (Science)

Policy briefs as it applies to Statistics.

Presentations (Science)

Presentations as it applies to Statistics.

Public controversy (Science)

Public controversy as it applies to Statistics.

Teaching others (Science)

Teaching others as it applies to Statistics.

Visuals that teach (Science)

Visuals that teach as it applies to Statistics.

Writing clear summaries (Science)

Writing clear summaries as it applies to Statistics.

Comparison

Analogies from other fields (Science)

Analogies from other fields as it applies to Statistics.

Common confusions (Science)

Common confusions as it applies to Statistics.

Competing models (Science)

Competing models as it applies to Statistics.

Consensus areas (Science)

Consensus areas as it applies to Statistics.

Debates that matter (Science)

Debates that matter as it applies to Statistics.

Historical shifts (Science)

Historical shifts as it applies to Statistics.

Interdisciplinary links (Science)

Interdisciplinary links as it applies to Statistics.

Regional differences (Science)

Regional differences as it applies to Statistics.

Schools of thought (Science)

Schools of thought as it applies to Statistics.

Translation of terms (Science)

Translation of terms as it applies to Statistics.

Context

Climate and environment (Science)

Climate and environment as it applies to Statistics.

Demographics (Science)

Demographics as it applies to Statistics.

Equity and access (Science)

Equity and access as it applies to Statistics.

Funding (Science)

Funding as it applies to Statistics.

Future scenarios (Science)

Future scenarios as it applies to Statistics.

Global trends (Science)

Global trends as it applies to Statistics.

Institutions (Science)

Institutions as it applies to Statistics.

Regulation (Science)

Regulation as it applies to Statistics.

Social impact (Science)

Social impact as it applies to Statistics.

Technology change (Science)

Technology change as it applies to Statistics.

Core ideas

Abstraction levels (Science)

Abstraction levels as it applies to Statistics.

Cause and correlation (Science)

Cause and correlation as it applies to Statistics.

Central definitions (Science)

Central definitions as it applies to Statistics.

Equilibrium and change (Science)

Equilibrium and change as it applies to Statistics.

Feedback loops (Science)

Feedback loops as it applies to Statistics.

Laws, rules, or patterns (Science)

Laws, rules, or patterns as it applies to Statistics.

Models and diagrams (Science)

Models and diagrams as it applies to Statistics.

Scale: micro to macro (Science)

Scale: micro to macro as it applies to Statistics.

Systems and parts (Science)

Systems and parts as it applies to Statistics.

Units and measurement (Science)

Units and measurement as it applies to Statistics.

Deep dives

Advanced preview (Science)

Advanced preview as it applies to Statistics.

Capstone directions (Science)

Capstone directions as it applies to Statistics.

Classic papers or texts (Science)

Classic papers or texts as it applies to Statistics.

Edge cases (Science)

Edge cases as it applies to Statistics.

Landmark discoveries (Science)

Landmark discoveries as it applies to Statistics.

Minority reports (Science)

Minority reports as it applies to Statistics.

Open research fronts (Science)

Open research fronts as it applies to Statistics.

Paradigm shifts (Science)

Paradigm shifts as it applies to Statistics.

Synthesis projects (Science)

Synthesis projects as it applies to Statistics.

Where to go next (Science)

Where to go next as it applies to Statistics.

Evidence

Anomalies (Science)

Anomalies as it applies to Statistics.

Bias and blind spots (Science)

Bias and blind spots as it applies to Statistics.

Case studies (Science)

Case studies as it applies to Statistics.

Conflicting studies (Science)

Conflicting studies as it applies to Statistics.

Data tables and charts (Science)

Data tables and charts as it applies to Statistics.

Primary sources (Science)

Primary sources as it applies to Statistics.

Secondary summaries (Science)

Secondary summaries as it applies to Statistics.

Strong versus weak claims (Science)

Strong versus weak claims as it applies to Statistics.

Triangulation (Science)

Triangulation as it applies to Statistics.

Uncertainty language (Science)

Uncertainty language as it applies to Statistics.

Methods

Documentation (Science)

Documentation as it applies to Statistics.

Estimation and error (Science)

Estimation and error as it applies to Statistics.

Ethics in method (Science)

Ethics in method as it applies to Statistics.

Experiments and controls (Science)

Experiments and controls as it applies to Statistics.

Observation protocols (Science)

Observation protocols as it applies to Statistics.

Peer review (Science)

Peer review as it applies to Statistics.

Replication (Science)

Replication as it applies to Statistics.

Reproducible workflows (Science)

Reproducible workflows as it applies to Statistics.

Simulation and models (Science)

Simulation and models as it applies to Statistics.

Surveys and samples (Science)

Surveys and samples as it applies to Statistics.

Orientation

Careers and roles (Science)

Careers and roles as it applies to Statistics.

Everyday examples (Science)

Everyday examples as it applies to Statistics.

History in one glance (Science)

History in one glance as it applies to Statistics.

How claims get checked (Science)

How claims get checked as it applies to Statistics.

Jargon worth learning first (Science)

Jargon worth learning first as it applies to Statistics.

Objects you study (Science)

Objects you study as it applies to Statistics.

Reading habits that stick (Science)

Reading habits that stick as it applies to Statistics.

Tools practitioners use (Science)

Tools practitioners use as it applies to Statistics.

What questions the field asks (Science)

What questions the field asks as it applies to Statistics.

What the field is not (Science)

What the field is not as it applies to Statistics.

Skills

Checklists (Science)

Checklists as it applies to Statistics.

Collaboration norms (Science)

Collaboration norms as it applies to Statistics.

Debugging mistakes (Science)

Debugging mistakes as it applies to Statistics.

Hands-on practice (Science)

Hands-on practice as it applies to Statistics.

Mentorship (Science)

Mentorship as it applies to Statistics.

Pattern recognition (Science)

Pattern recognition as it applies to Statistics.

Portfolio pieces (Science)

Portfolio pieces as it applies to Statistics.

Self-assessment (Science)

Self-assessment as it applies to Statistics.

Speed versus accuracy (Science)

Speed versus accuracy as it applies to Statistics.

Tooling basics (Science)

Tooling basics as it applies to Statistics.