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Jan. 31, 2012, 8:03 p.m.

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//Stein is talking about how stat is more important than "regular math" Stein: I'd get in trouble is anyone heard me say that. A math teacher would walk by, and say: "What do you mean? They need to rotate conic sections!"

#3630

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Oct. 3, 2011, 3:59 p.m.

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Schafer: It turns out that 68% of statistics are made up. Avikar: No, it's 88.

#3469

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June 14, 2011, 11:26 p.m.

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Stein: Any rock could do that. Well, any reasonably smart rock could do that. Most rocks could do that.

#3439

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June 2, 2011, 5:07 p.m.

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// Mr. Stein tells us about advertisement scams and gets a phone call Stein: Hold on. The number is 800. I'll turn up the speakers ... hello? Lady: Hi. This is ... and we're calling to tell you that your subscription is about to expire. Stein: Yeah, ok. But did you know that I'm in my Statistics class right now, and I just told my students how people call you all the time to scam you with advertisements, and I turned up my speakers all the way so that they can hear what you're saying? Lady: Uh okay, but I'm just calling to tell you that your subscription is about to expire. Stein: Yeah, I know. Lady: Well... *talks* Stein: Alright, bye. Class: *laughs* Someone: Wow, she was very angry

#3374

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May 17, 2011, 4:21 p.m.

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//making an analogy in 9th pd statistics class Stein: ...so like runners! I don't actually know 'cause I'm not a runner. Student: Why not? Stein: Well, I can barely even walk without tripping and falling.

#3095

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March 16, 2011, 8:18 p.m.

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//Libby and Maggie ask Stein to put on Justin Bieber during Stat Stein: So which one is Justin Bieber? Girl: No not that one, he's the other one Ittai: The one that looks like a girl Stein: This one? How old is he? Ittai: 17 Stein: He's 17?! He looks like he's in seventh grade ... Bieber: Baby, baby, ba-- Stein: All right, I can't take any more of this! //Stein kills the sound Stein: That was just, uhhhhhhh... Dubstep was better

#2855

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Feb. 2, 2011, 8:49 a.m.

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//Discussing the statistical causes of trends in sports. Vishnu dislikes Stein's analysis. Stein: Vishnu, some people accuse me of sucking all the joy and fun out of life by trying to look at things in a scientific way. I reject that accusation because I have fun doing it. My fun is just more rigorous and intellectually honest fun than yours.

#2336

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Oct. 9, 2010, 7:03 p.m.

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Stein: I did see a lot of this on the homework and sometimes I see it on knowledge celebrations. [Students] do things like this: 'The median of this one is 17 and the median of this is 18. Q1 of this one is 14 and Q3 of this one is 12. The interquartile range of this one is 8 and the interquartile range of this one is 7. The fourth quartile da da da da da da da...' and I think of it as statistical diarrhea. That's a nice mental image, right?

#2335

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Oct. 9, 2010, 12:16 p.m.

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Stein: Who has coins in their pockets? I need about twenty coins. I'm poor. This is how I pay for my family's dinner.

#2334

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Oct. 9, 2010, 11:40 a.m.

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Stein: Any other questions before I get to normal probability plots? // A truck blows its horn outside for a few seconds Stein: Somebody doesn't like normal probability plots.