Peter Licari
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How (and when) pre-treatment variables can help generalize experimental results
Featuring Jeff the Shark in an experiment I wish I had enough money to run.
Apr 23, 2025
I Simulated 60,000 Games of
Chutes and Ladders
to See How Long the Average Game Takes.
An investigation using Python, R, and DuckDB
Aug 2, 2024
Getting Worse to Get Better
Some thoughts about improving in data science…and bowling, I guess.
Jun 20, 2024
What I Learned From My First Non-Academic Conference
Reflections on ODSC East 2024
Apr 26, 2024
How Popular Are Birthdays Over Time?
A datacentric way to celebrate turning 30
Apr 15, 2024
Some reflections, hopes, and plans for 2025
And looking back on how I did in 2024
Jan 5, 2024
Some reflections, hopes, and plans for 2024
Dec 30, 2023
The Traditional Margin of Error When You Have Oversamples in Your Survey is Wrong
Illustrated using Pokemon
Sep 13, 2023
How to add a Variable Font to a Quarto PDF on Windows
Or: How I was driven completely insane by Google Fonts
Aug 1, 2023
What to do when R punches you in the mouth
Apr 4, 2023
Simulating My Daughter’s First Board Game in Python
Feb 16, 2023
Book Review: Theory and Reality
Nov 7, 2022
Thoughts on the 2020 Election
Nov 5, 2020
How to Do Unequal Randomization in Qualtrics Surveys
Aug 5, 2020
Surveying is a Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
Aug 3, 2020
Capturing a PowerPoint/Google Slides Lecture with Open Source Software
Mar 10, 2020
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