Jeremy Weber: Statistics for Public Policy | Tom Nelson Pod #210
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Jeremy Weber teaches and researches the policy and economics of environmental and energy issues. His work applies rigorous statistical analysis and draws from extensive policy experience, having worked as a research economist at a Federal statistical agency (the Economic Research Service) and as a chief economist at the White House (the Council of Economic Advisers). 00:00 Introduction to Jeremy Weber and His Background 00:45 The Big Picture: Statistics for Public Policy 01:04 Understanding Data's Role in Policy Making 02:47 The Map Analogy: Navigating Data and Policy 07:37 Real-world Policy Implications and Challenges 11:51 Magnitude Matters: Interpreting Statistical Significance 24:24 Debating Climate Change Projections and Policy 43:42 Exploring Other Environmental and Policy Issues 47:28 The Role of Experts in Public Discourse 54:53 Closing Thoughts and the Importance of Questioning How to Avoid Lying With Statistics (with Jeremy Weber) 3/4/24: https://t.co/TVLVK8oC3E Making Statistics Understandable For Public Policy with Dr. Jeremy Weber (Chasing Leviathan): https://t.co/ugpAZCxQCl Statistics for Public Policy: A Practical Guide to Being Mostly Right (or at Least Respectably Wrong): https://www.amazon.com/dp/0226830756 ========= AI summaries of all of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summaries About Tom Nelson: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL89cj_OtPeenLkWMmdwcT8Dt0DGMb8RGR Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomANelson Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomn.substack.com/about
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