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Essays on statistical analysis

53 essays

May 22, 2013SSC

Apart From Better Sanitation And Medicine And Education And Irrigation And Public Health And Roads And Public Order, What Has Modernity Done For Us?

Scott Alexander uses historical data to refute the Reactionary claim that modern society increases war, showing instead that violence has decreased significantly in progressive eras.

12 min read 1,843 words

May 17, 2013SSC

Newtonian Ethics

Scott satirically proposes and 'proves' that morality is a form of gravity, using pseudo-scientific reasoning and calculations.

7 min read 1,078 words

charity creative writing ethics

Apr 30, 2013SSC

Utility Weight Results

Scott Alexander analyzes the results of his utility and QALY survey, discussing interesting findings and the challenges of utility measurement.

7 min read 1,010 words

blindness health economics QALY