Monthly Archives: August 2026

Preregistration has a socio-epistemological and a logical rationale

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I will use this banner for posts that seem relevant for our Synthese Topical Collection on Severity and learning from error (CFP here). Many of the issues in today’s meta-methodology interconnect with philosophy of statistics and epistemology, and I am keen to highlight posts that touch on this. Consider preregistration. It’s a welcome consequence of today’s statistical crisis of replication that some social sciences are taking a page from medical trials and calling for preregistration of sampling protocols and full reporting. In 2018, Brian Nosek and others wrote of the “Preregistration Revolution”, as part of open science initiatives. The topic was the focus of a 2024 conference in London, which I was unable to attend, but for which I wrote these two posts here and here. Continue reading

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2026 David Cox Foundations of Statistics Award: Peter McCullagh

I am pleased to share that Professor Peter McCullagh has received the 2026 Sir David R. Cox Foundations of Statistics Award, given by the American Statistical Association (ASA).  Below is the announcement from the JUNE 1, 2026 issue of AMSTAT NEWS.

Peter McCullagh to Give David Cox Foundations of Statistics Lecture

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For foundational contributions to statistical science that have shaped both the theoretical underpinnings and applied practice of the discipline across more than four decades, Peter McCullagh is the third recipient of the David R. Cox Foundations of Statistics Award, presented by the American Statistical Association. McCullagh will receive the award and deliver a lecture titled “What Is a Regression Model?” at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Boston Massachusetts at 10:30 a.m. on August 5. Continue reading

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