Data Skeptic

This week's episode explores the possibilities of extracting novel insights from the many great social web APIs available. Matthew Russell's Mining the Social Web is a fantastic exploration of the too...

7 Nov 201450min

This episode explores the basis of why we can trust encryption.  Suprisingly, a discussion of looking up a word in the dictionary (binary search) and efficiently going wine tasting (the travelling sal...

31 Okt 201426min

Jeff Stanton joins me in this episode to discuss his book An Introduction to Data Science, and some of the unique challenges and issues faced by someone doing applied data science. A challenge to any ...

24 Okt 201436min

The t-test is this week's mini-episode topic. The t-test is a statistical testing procedure used to determine if the mean of two datasets differs by a statistically significant amount. We discuss how ...

17 Okt 201417min

This week I'm joined by Karl Mamer to discuss the data behind three well known urban legends. Did a large blackout in New York and surrounding areas result in a baby boom nine months later? Do sublimi...

10 Okt 201448min

The Data Skeptic Podcast is launching a contest- not one of chance, but one of skill. Listeners are encouraged to put their data science skills to good use, or if all else fails, guess! The contest w...

8 Okt 201412min

A discussion about conducting US presidential election polls helps frame a converation about selection bias.

3 Okt 201414min

Commute times and BBQ invites help frame a discussion about the statistical concept of confidence intervals.

26 Sep 201411min