Some Thoughts
Fun With Parallel Trends
What havoc can we wreak when we realize that parallel trends is but a functional form assumption?
Ordinary Least Squares, Translated into English
Going through the logic of what OLS actually is and does, in plain-language terms.
Overdebunked! Six Statistical Critiques That Don't Quite Work
When healthy skepticism of statistics turns into worse statistics (and an excuse).
Consulting and Freelancing in Academia
A guide to getting started and doing well at consulting and freelancing, and avoiding some speed bumps. This is aimed squarely at people in academia who are good at working with data.
Identification by Heteroskedasticity
A brief note on a method for how we can identify a causal effect using assumptions about heteroskedasticity instead of correlations.
