In this week’s episode Greg and Patrick explore the often neglected method of two stage least squares; they take a walk down memory lane to explore its origins and then drag it kicking and screaming into the 21st century for much promising use within the latent variable model. Along the way they also discuss magic […]
S4E03 Two-Stage Least Squares Strikes Back Read More »
This week Patrick and Greg talk about maximum likelihood estimation: what it is, where it comes from, how it works, what it can do, and what it can’t do. Along they way they also discuss tour-bombing your kid, licking the turtle, Van Halen and AC/DC, orange mustaches, brandy snifter pong, bus #27, Ronnie Fisher, why
S4E02 Underachievers, Overachievers, & Maximum Likelihood Estimation Read More »
In the opening episode to Season 4, Greg and Patrick delve into ordinary least squares estimation: where it came from, what it attempts to achieve, and where it can take us from here. Along the way they also discuss Golden Retrievers who are neither gold nor can retrieve, Olivia Newton John, sub-conning out their own
S4E01 Ordinary Least Squares: Back Where It All Began Read More »
