On: Do ethicists steal more books? (2009) [pdf]

[thanatropism]

One of my thousand gigs is adversarial critiquing of statistical sampling procedures (say, for lawsuits) and unaccounted-for seasonality is a big winner. It's a great way to skew samples in a deliberate matter.

[smudgymcscmudge → thanatropism]

Is that gig as interesting as it sounds?

[thanatropism → smudgymcscmudge]

It’s just expert testimony. Usually clients approach us when they already have their own numbers and know trickery is afoot.