Category Archives: statistics

Chiefio Smith examines GHCN and finds it “not fit for purpose”

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

E.M. Smith over at the blog Musings from the Chiefio earlier this month posted an analysis comparing versions 1 and 3 of the GHCN (Global Historical Climate Network) data set.  WUWT readers may remember a discussion about GHCN version 3 … Continue reading →

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Posted in Climate sensitivity, Climate_change, GHCN, Global warming, statistics | 120 Comments

An Ocean of Overconfidence

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach I previously discussed the question of error bars in oceanic heat content measurements in “Decimals of Precision“. There’s a new study of changes in oceanic heat content, by Levitus et al., called “World Ocean Heat … Continue reading →

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Tipping points and beliefs – the 10% solution

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

From the Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute Minority Rules: Scientists Discover Tipping Point for the Spread of Ideas Scientists at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have found that when just 10 percent of the population holds an unshakable belief, their belief will always be … Continue reading →

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Warming or Cooling? Heads or Tails?

Posted on April 6, 2011 by

At left, Two Headed Quarter from Doublesidedcoins.com This article, originally published in the Wall Street Journal, is now republished here, with the author’s permission, using his website post. Mathematician Doug Keenan (in so many words) rhetorically asks the question: “Are … Continue reading →

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