In this week’s episode Greg and Patrick discuss the assessment of global vs. local model fit and they argue that although global measures of fit can be useful, carefully assessing local fit may be of much greater importance in practice. Along the way the also discuss cheap beach house rentals, misplaced sand dunes, Mrs. Lincoln, […]
S5E20 Local fit…Because Global Fit Measures Suck! Read More »
In this week’s episode Patrick and Greg provide an introduction to the Item Response Theory model: what it is, how it relates to traditional factor analysis, and how this modem approach improves upon some of the limitations of classical test theory. Along the way they also mention weinerness, memorizing Latin for punishment, eggszampke, in ether
S5E19 Item Response Theory, Q.E.D. Read More »
In this week’s episode, Patrick and Greg play with some of the basics of probability in the context of some classic, fun, and often counterintuitive examples. Along the way they also discuss arguments with relatives, a feel for the roulette wheel, Xeroxing your butt, “The coin has spoken.”, Quantitude Booq Qlub, the Bellagio Fountains, Clooney
S5E18 Probability on Spring Break Read More »
In this week’s episode Greg and Patrick are honored to visit with Yi Feng, a quantitative methodologist at UCLA, as she helps them understand classification and regression tree analysis. She describes the various ways in which these models can be used, and how these can serve to inform both prediction and explanation. Along the way
S5E17 Classification and Regression Trees with Yi Feng Read More »
In this week’s episode Greg and Patrick talk all about Simpson’s Paradox: what it is, examples of where it occurs in real life, and why we might not really need to think about it as a paradox at all. Along the way they also discuss Apple Vision, The Simpsons predicting the future, sitting too close
S5E16 Simpson’s Paradox Read More »
In this week’s Halloween-themed episode, Greg and Patrick have fun talking about things in their academic jobs that scare them, from things that are a little scary to things that they find absolutely terrifying. Along the way they also discuss Mrs. Kopicky’s caramel popcorn balls, Wolf of Wall Street, Kenny T, forgetting you’ve told a
S4E07 The Quanti-House of Horror Read More »
In the inaugural episode of Quantitude, Greg and Patrick introduce themselves, describe their goals for the podcast, and talk about their own professional trajectories — kind of like superhero origin stories, but without the “super” or “hero.” They also discuss what not to say in your application to a quantitative graduate program, a lifelong dream
S1E01: Welcome to Quantitude / Origin Stories Read More »
