Archive for March, 2019

Equivalence of the Mediation, Confounding and Suppression Effect

Sunday, March 31st, 2019

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2819361/

Mediation (statistics) – Wikipedia

Sunday, March 31st, 2019

Cites the classic paper:

Baron, R. M. and Kenny, D. A. (1986) “The Moderator-Mediator Variable Distinction in Social Psychological Research – Conceptual, Strategic, and Statistical Considerations”, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Vol. 51(6), pp. 1173–1182.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediation_(statistics)

Introduction to Mediation Analysis | University of Virginia Library Research Data Services + Sciences

Sunday, March 31st, 2019

https://data.library.virginia.edu/introduction-to-mediation-analysis/

QT:[[”
To analyze mediation:
1. Follow Baron & Kenny’s steps
2. Use either the Sobel test or bootstrapping for significance testing. “]]

Boost your data science skills. Learn linear algebra. – Data Science Central

Thursday, March 28th, 2019

https://www.datasciencecentral.com/profiles/blogs/6448529:BlogPost:707763

Sequencing Startup 10x Genomics Hits Unicorn Status With $35 Million Fundraise

Thursday, March 28th, 2019

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbes/2019/01/07/sequencing-startup-10x-genomics-hits-unicorn-status-with-35-million-fundraise/#7566e4fc352c

The Human Genome’s 300 Million Missing Letters of DNA – The Atlantic

Thursday, March 28th, 2019

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/11/human-genome-300-million-missing-letters-dna/576481/

Turing Award Won by 3 Pioneers in Artificial Intelligence – The New York Times

Wednesday, March 27th, 2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/27/technology/turing-award-ai.html

NYTIMES Duke University to Pay $112.5 Million to Settle Claims of Research Misconduct

Wednesday, March 27th, 2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/25/science/duke-settlement-research.html

Museums Cut Ties With Sacklers as Outrage Over Opioid Crisis Grows – The New York Times

Wednesday, March 27th, 2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/25/arts/design/sackler-museums-donations-oxycontin.html?emc=edit_na_20190326&nl=breaking-news&nlid=6061676ing-news&ref=cta

The 10 Best Books of 2018 – The New York Times

Monday, March 25th, 2019

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/books/review/best-books.html