Peter Flom
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Published Content: 227
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On AC since: 07.25.09
Bio:
I am a statistician, working with a wide variety of clients, mostly researchers in psychology, education, medicine, social sciences and other fields.
I am a statistician, working with a wide variety of clients, mostly researchers in psychology, education, medicine, social sciences and other fields.
Education/Experience:
PhD, Psychometrics, Fordham Univ.; MA, Special Education, NYU
PhD, Psychometrics, Fordham Univ.; MA, Special Education, NYU
Interests:
education, learning disabilities, humor, math, statistics, food, restaurants, science fiction, history of science.
education, learning disabilities, humor, math, statistics, food, restaurants, science fiction, history of science.
Motto:
Questions answered, answers questioned
Questions answered, answers questioned
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I review A Great Deliverance, a rather dark but very good British mystery set in London and Yorkshire.
By Peter Flom | Published 2/8/2010
I describe how my PDA helps me organize my life
By Peter Flom | Published 2/6/2010
I review some of the science fiction works of John Varley.
By Peter Flom | Published 2/4/2010
I describe what I am reading this week
By Peter Flom | Published 2/3/2010
I look at the congressional races in Louisiana from a Democratic perspective
By Peter Flom | Published 2/2/2010
I look at Kentucky's Congressional races from a Democratic perspective.
By Peter Flom | Published 2/1/2010
I outline Kansas congressional elections from a Democratic perspective
By Peter Flom | Published 1/31/2010
I look at these races from a Democratic perspective
By Peter Flom | Published 1/30/2010
I describe how I've gotten over some of my disorganization
By Peter Flom | Published 1/29/2010
I wonder what George Washington and Abraham Lincoln would think?
By Peter Flom | Published 1/28/2010
I look at congressional races in Illinois and Indiana from a Democratic perspective
By Peter Flom | Published 1/27/2010
I review this book, which offers a novel theory for how language developed in humans
By Peter Flom | Published 1/21/2010
I describe what I'm reading this week
By Peter Flom | Published 1/20/2010
I profile races in these four states
By Peter Flom | Published 1/16/2010
I review (enthusiastically) this book - science fiction, thriller, coming-of-age, fantasy, comic novel that it is.
By Peter Flom | Published 1/13/2010
I review what I am reading this week.
By Peter Flom | Published 1/13/2010
I review this book, which is a good one for people interested in math who have had a little calculus, or for teachers of very advanced HS students
By Peter Flom | Published 1/10/2010
I outline why I think what we call "math" in school is really three rather different subjects
By Peter Flom | Published 1/8/2010
I profile races for the House of Representatives in these three states
By Peter Flom | Published 1/6/2010
I review this book, and give a brief biography of its author. I liked the book a lot.
By Peter Flom | Published 1/6/2010
I describe what I am reading this week
By Peter Flom | Published 1/6/2010
I outline the history of Mother Jones, the person and the magazine.
By Peter Flom | Published 1/3/2010
A recipe I invented that I like, for rice that isn't fried
By Peter Flom | Published 1/2/2010
I try to be as accurate as I can, but I am a Democrat and proud of it. When I say "safe" or "long shot" it's from that perspective
By Peter Flom | Published 12/31/2009
I profile each congressional race in the "A" states. I try to be as accurate as possible, but I am a Democrat, and proud of it. So, if I say "safe" or "long shot" it's from that perspective
By Peter Flom | Published 12/31/2009
I describe what I am reading this week.
By Peter Flom | Published 12/30/2009
I provide some more trivia about animals
By Peter Flom | Published 12/29/2009
A profile of the Senator from Connecticut. A party of one.
By Peter Flom | Published 12/27/2009
I review which states have the most and fewest federal jobs, compared to their total population.
By Peter Flom | Published 12/26/2009
I outline a strength workout that uses only dumbbells and a chinup bar
By Peter Flom | Published 12/25/2009
I review the Marching Season
By Peter Flom | Published 12/24/2009
I offer some ways to spread hope; and ask for more.
By Peter Flom | Published 12/24/2009
I review some of my favorites of books I read in the past year
By Peter Flom | Published 12/23/2009
I describe why I don't care about Tiger Woods
By Peter Flom | Published 12/22/2009
A poem about what Santa does after delivering the toys.
By Peter Flom | Published 12/22/2009
Some trivia about animals - heaviest and lightest
By Peter Flom | Published 12/22/2009
A poem about SAS - which is a computer package for statistics and lots of other things
By Peter Flom | Published 12/20/2009
I review what I am reading this week
By Peter Flom | Published 12/16/2009
Some odd tidbits about world geography
By Peter Flom | Published 12/15/2009
I provide a quotation and some analysis.
By Peter Flom | Published 12/14/2009
I describe why the worship of celebrities, and the following of gossip about them, is pernicious and keeps us from doing things that are useful.
By Peter Flom | Published 12/13/2009
I review this science fiction novel
By Peter Flom | Published 12/9/2009
I review what I am reading this week
By Peter Flom | Published 12/9/2009
Some trivia about the 50 states.
By Peter Flom | Published 12/8/2009
I offer a quotation, and my thoughts and musings about it
By Peter Flom | Published 12/6/2009
Survival analysis is useful for time to event data
By Peter Flom | Published 12/3/2009
I review what I am reading this week
By Peter Flom | Published 12/2/2009
Today - Trivia about the presidents of the United States
By Peter Flom | Published 12/1/2009
I review a book that tries to teach philosophy through jokes
By Peter Flom | Published 11/28/2009
I describe what may be the longest flight between these two cities.
By Peter Flom | Published 11/28/2009
A poem, with humor, about weight loss and exercise and overeating
By Peter Flom | Published 11/27/2009
I describe the failure of the war on drugs, and outline some better ways.
By Peter Flom | Published 11/26/2009
I describe what I am reading this week
By Peter Flom | Published 11/25/2009
I outline things I am thankful for
By Peter Flom | Published 11/21/2009
This is still a work in progress ....
By Peter Flom | Published 11/19/2009
I review what I'm reading this week
By Peter Flom | Published 11/18/2009
From a purely utilitarian view, the answer is no. But there are other factors.
By Peter Flom | Published 11/14/2009
I review what I am reading this week
By Peter Flom | Published 11/11/2009
If you want to be friendless and ignored, there are various ways to go about it. In this article I outline beginner, intermediate, and advanced methods
By Peter Flom | Published 11/9/2009
I outline a new method of desalinating seawater
By Peter Flom | Published 11/8/2009
An outraged haiku from someone who is straight, but not narrow
By Peter Flom | Published 11/5/2009
I review what I'm reading this week
By Peter Flom | Published 11/4/2009
I review the latest Discworld novel
By Peter Flom | Published 11/3/2009
I wrote this around age 15. I was not a happy adolescent.
I sat on the ledge outside my bedroom, 8 floors up over concrete, then crawled in and wrote this
By Peter Flom | Published 11/1/2009
I look at the comfort foods of different regions of this very populous country
By Peter Flom | Published 11/1/2009
I tell you why he shouldn't get another term.
By Peter Flom | Published 10/30/2009
I introduce you to the two main groups of Jews in the world.
By Peter Flom | Published 10/28/2009
I describe what I am reading this week
By Peter Flom | Published 10/28/2009
I wrap up my analysis of vulnerable house races
By Peter Flom | Published 10/25/2009
I continue to look at vulnerable candidates in 2010 house of representatives races.
By Peter Flom | Published 10/25/2009
I look at some foods that people in various European countries consider "comfort food"
By Peter Flom | Published 10/25/2009
I review Rolling Thunder, the latest novel in the Thunder and Lightning series, by John Varley
By Peter Flom | Published 10/23/2009
I describe an incident from the history of the Gateway School of NY
By Peter Flom | Published 10/22/2009
I describe what I'm reading this week.
By Peter Flom | Published 10/21/2009
I describe Israel and AIPAC, and analogize to the USA and Bush
By Peter Flom | Published 10/20/2009
I describe some foods I've eaten that you may think weird
By Peter Flom | Published 10/20/2009
I outline a way to compare incomes across the globe
By Peter Flom | Published 10/19/2009
I outline logistic regression
By Peter Flom | Published 10/19/2009
More reports on House seats that might change in the 2010 congress
By Peter Flom | Published 10/18/2009
I link to an article in Mother Jones, about a 'school' in Massachusetts, and the abuses that take place there. The article is old, but, from what I can tell, the school is still doing what it does.
By Peter Flom | Published 10/18/2009
I describe the famous Strasbourg cathedral clock, and tell a little about the man who built it, Jean Babtiste Schwilgue.
By Peter Flom | Published 10/17/2009
I talk about things teens like to do on vacation
By Peter Flom | Published 10/17/2009
A poem about animals that we may not like ... but should we?
By Peter Flom | Published 10/16/2009
I re-write a great speech, keeping those key words and phrases in mind, so you can find it on the web. :-)
By Peter Flom | Published 10/15/2009
I outline some ideas for Christmas
By Peter Flom | Published 10/15/2009
I review (meta-review?) the New York Review of Books ... one of the premier book review publications in the world
By Peter Flom | Published 10/15/2009
I outline the potential for enhanced geothermal energy.
By Peter Flom | Published 10/14/2009
I describe what I am reading this week.
By Peter Flom | Published 10/14/2009
I describe what I think of as some of the best magazines. Of course, there are other great ones that I don't read; there are only so many hours in the day.
By Peter Flom | Published 10/13/2009
A review of this alternate history novel, which is the start of a series
By Peter Flom | Published 10/13/2009
I describe some benefits of riding the buses and subways.
By Peter Flom | Published 10/12/2009
I look at the Congressional elections for 2010
By Peter Flom | Published 10/12/2009
I review the book Nation written by Terry Pratchett
By Peter Flom | Published 10/12/2009
I profile LaTeX, a document processing system invented by Donald Knuth and Leslie Lamport
By Peter Flom | Published 10/11/2009
I describe the t-test, a statistical test for whether two means are equal.
By Peter Flom | Published 10/11/2009
I outline some potentially competitive races for the 2010 House of Representatives.
By Peter Flom | Published 10/11/2009
This is a poem about finding our way in the world, and success
By Peter Flom | Published 10/10/2009
An introduction to Godel and his famous proof
By Peter Flom | Published 10/10/2009
Way back in the dawn of internet, I sent a lot of very serious poems to a mailing list. Someone asked for something lighter ... so ...
By Peter Flom | Published 10/9/2009
I celebrate Discworld, the creation of Terry Pratchett
By Peter Flom | Published 10/9/2009
I describe some methods for making reading a statistics book more useful.
By Peter Flom | Published 10/7/2009
Since I don't get a lot of PVs, I figured I would try something different.
By Peter Flom | Published 10/7/2009
I describe what I'm reading this week.
By Peter Flom | Published 10/7/2009
I review a book about Richard Feynman; one by a man who is both a physicist and a writer. Leonard Mlodinow's book is accessible to all. No formulas!
By Peter Flom | Published 10/6/2009
I describe some aspects of Yad Vashem - a memorial to Hitler's victims, located in Jerusalem
By Peter Flom | Published 10/4/2009
I profile Irina Sendler, who saved many Jews in the Holocaust, at great personal risk, and despite being arrested and tortured by the Nazis.
By Peter Flom | Published 10/3/2009
I describe how labels can help or hurt people with learning disabilities
By Peter Flom | Published 10/3/2009
I describe some of the work of the Innocence Project, which is working to exonerate people who were wrongly convicted ofcrimes
By Peter Flom | Published 10/2/2009
Some notes on things that happened and people who were born on Oct 2
By Peter Flom | Published 10/2/2009
I profile some people who were born Oct. 1, and some events that happened Oct 1
By Peter Flom | Published 10/1/2009
I review some of today's birthdays and events
By Peter Flom | Published 9/30/2009
I review what I am reading this week
By Peter Flom | Published 9/30/2009
I review Stephenson's latest novel.
By Peter Flom | Published 9/29/2009
I review this essay collection
By Peter Flom | Published 9/29/2009
I review a great book on statistics for anyone who has to use them or read statistical output; esp. in social sciences and education and related fields
By Peter Flom | Published 9/28/2009
I describe a site for giving away or trading books
By Peter Flom | Published 9/26/2009
I describe some ways to help with academic performance, which I think will help people with NLD, or maybe other LDs as well.
By Peter Flom | Published 9/23/2009
I analyze which states get the most compared to what they give, based on median income, Republicanism, and senatorial clout
By Peter Flom | Published 9/22/2009
My thoughts on this proposal.
By Peter Flom | Published 9/21/2009
I list some of my favorite applications for PDAs
By Peter Flom | Published 9/20/2009
I explain the basics of this statistical method
By Peter Flom | Published 9/20/2009
I describe ways to cope with sensory overload, using the analogy of a mountain.
By Peter Flom | Published 9/19/2009
I explain the basics of this statistical technique.
By Peter Flom | Published 9/18/2009
I describe ways over, around, and through the mountain of NLD for socialization problems.
By Peter Flom | Published 9/17/2009
I define and describe these types of variables
By Peter Flom | Published 9/15/2009
I give a short summary of my views on whether skipping grades is a good idea.
By Peter Flom | Published 9/15/2009
A poem about why statistics is important
By Peter Flom | Published 9/14/2009
I begin what will be a long series on nonverbal learning disabilities
By Peter Flom | Published 9/14/2009
I tell about the movie Paper Clips, and the events it portrays.
By Peter Flom | Published 9/13/2009
I describe a general view of learning disability
By Peter Flom | Published 9/12/2009
I outline some basics of statistical graphs
By Peter Flom | Published 9/10/2009
I was in the WTC when the planes hit. I have published this before. Now, thankfully, a lot is in the past tense.
By Peter Flom | Published 9/10/2009
I describe several methods for ranking or rating representatives from liberal to conservative, and say which I think is best, and why.
By Peter Flom | Published 9/10/2009
I outline Georg Cantor's proof that there are more irrational numbers than rational ones
By Peter Flom | Published 9/8/2009
I outline the infamous Monty Hall problem, show the correct solution in several ways, and review a book about the subject
By Peter Flom | Published 9/8/2009
I use census data to look at patterns of marriage between different racial and ethnic groups
By Peter Flom | Published 9/7/2009
I outline what confidence intervals are, and show how to calculate them for the mean.
By Peter Flom | Published 9/6/2009
I describe verbal abuse of children, with 10 lessons for people who deal with children
By Peter Flom | Published 9/5/2009
I review various measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode, etc) and guide you in selecting the appropriate one.
By Peter Flom | Published 9/5/2009
I describe the stages through which I passed (sometimes more than once) in coming to terms with my nonverbal learning disability; this is how I did it, your mileage may vary.
By Peter Flom | Published 9/4/2009
I give an outline of voting theory, pointing out that plurality voting, which is used in most elections in the USA, is the worst method.
By Peter Flom | Published 9/3/2009
I describe the izakaya, which is sort of like a Japanese tapas bar
By Peter Flom | Published 9/3/2009
I review the calculations behind BMI, show why it is not a good measurement of being overweight, and recommend an alternative.
By Peter Flom | Published 9/2/2009
This is a weekly diary about what I am reading. I also put it on a blog where I am active (daily Kos)
By Peter Flom | Published 9/1/2009
The main differences in rules between "living room" Scrabble and official tournament Scrabble is the dictionary used and the use of a clock.
By Peter Flom | Published 8/31/2009
I describe the median and trimmed mean.
By Peter Flom | Published 8/31/2009
The first article in what will (I hope) be a series on basic statistics, explained simply. This one is on the mean.
By Peter Flom | Published 8/31/2009
I describe a pasta sauce recipe that requires no cooking
By Peter Flom | Published 8/31/2009
I review Shanghai Moon, the latest in the Lydia Chin - Bill Smith series by SJ Rozan
By Peter Flom | Published 8/31/2009
I summarize an article that used conjoint analysis to determine the extent of prejudices.
By Peter Flom | Published 8/30/2009
An anti Bush limerick .... POTUS = President Of The United States
By Peter Flom | Published 8/29/2009
I describe standardized tests, and clear up some misconceptions.
By Peter Flom | Published 8/29/2009
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