Caesar’s Last Breath
renesmit It sounds like something pulled from science fiction or a poetic metaphor: every time you breathe, you might be inhaling a molecule from Julius Caesar’s final exhale. But this idea…
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Using VIX to Trade the Market: What Works (and When)
In the ever-evolving world of algorithmic trading, finding robust strategies that can weather different market conditions remains the holy grail for investors. Today, I want to share insights from my…
The Mathematics of Guessing: Inside the Steve Ballmer Number Guessing Game
On Instagram I saw a reel where Steve Ballmer, ex-CEO of Microsoft explained a game to an interviewer. I decided to see if it is a wining game or not.…
De relatie tussen sterftecijfers, rioolwatermetingen en vaccinaties
Inleiding: Tijdens de COVID-19-pandemie is veel aandacht besteed aan het monitoren van verschillende indicatoren, zoals sterftecijfers, rioolwateranalyses, en vaccinatiegraad. Dit onderzoek verkent de mogelijke correlaties tussen deze indicatoren, met als…
The Gamble of a Lifetime: Viager Real Estate in the Age of AI
Viager Real Estate: Betting on Life and Death Imagine a real estate deal where your fortune depends on how long someone lives. It’s called “viager,” a centuries-old French practice where…
Dust, Data, and Determination
In the world of house cleaning, efficiency and thoroughness are key. But what happens when we apply data science and probability theory to this everyday task? This summer I was…
Low Excess Mortality Observed Using Quadratic Fitting in Mortality Trend Analysis
Abstract This study presents a novel approach to analyzing excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic using quadratic curve fitting. By comparing linear and quadratic models applied to pre-pandemic mortality data,…
How to be on part-time retirement with a minimum wage job
There was an article in the Netherlands with people working only a part of the year and it was called part-time retirement. The thing with the article is that they…
How to travel for less than 20 dollars a day
Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer. But still it costs money. A lot of money. If you decide to travel a longer time, it’s not…
Scrub-a-Dub Data: Unveiling the Secrets of Spotless Spaces with Statistics
In-Depth Analysis of Cleaning Times Using the Weibull Distribution Understanding and predicting cleaning times is essential for efficient resource management and operational planning. This article is about the application of…
LOESS is more
Dit artikel behandelt het creëren van een trendlijn met behulp van de LOESS-methode, zoals toegepast door het KNMI. Besproken wordt hoe LOESS in Python kan worden toegepast. LOESS, wat staat…
De Grote Oversterftekloof: RIVM vs. CBS
Inleiding De oversterfte tijdens de COVID-19-pandemie in Nederland is een belangrijk onderwerp van onderzoek geweest. Twee prominente instellingen, het Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (RIVM) en het Centraal Bureau voor…
The Mystery of the Disappearing Water
Replication of Cumulative Rainfall Deficit Chart in the Netherlands On Twitter, a chart of the cumulative rainfall deficit was posted, presenting a challenge to replicate it. Rainfall deficit is an…
Waiting for the bus : the science behind waiting times
Understanding Temporal Variability in Bus Arrival Times and Its Implications on Travel Planning Introduction Efficient public transportation is vital for urban areas, offering convenience and reducing environmental impact. However, unpredictable…
Analyzing Real Estate Investments: Considerations, Risks, and ROI Assessments
In this analysis, we’re juxtaposing the Return on Investment (ROI) presented by brokers against the actual ROI. Brokers gauge the annual rent percentage (after deducting expenses) relative to the initial…
Sterfte vs temperatuur
In een artikel van Marc Jacobs over oversterfte wordt een aanname van het CBS. De aanname is dat elke graad Celsius dat deze temperatuur hoger is dan de gemiddelde temperatuur…
Prolonged Lifespan: Is It Attributable to Meat Consumption or Other Factors?
The article Total Meat Intake is Associated with Life Expectancy: A Cross-Sectional Data Analysis of 175 Contemporary Populations by You examined the association between meat intake and life expectancy at…
Does rain predict rain — in the Netherlands
The study of Chuck Connell has been replicated for the Netherlands. His main findings were Method I used Python to analyse the data. I used the code of Chuck as…
Dollar Cost Averaging or all-at-once?
Last month, my roommate introduced me to the concept of Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) in the context of Bitcoin with great enthusiasm. According to this strategy, consistently purchasing a fixed…
Calculating the yield of solar panels
I was inspired by a tweet from Karin van der Wiel where she plotted the yield of her solar system to a theoretical value.(*) I wanted to see if I…
Analyzing the graph of Theo Schetters
On Twitter the following image is shared widely what should prove that the 4th vaccin is causing excess deaths. Let’s see if this is likely to be true Method Death…
Calculation of Waning of Vaccin Effectiveness in the Netherlands
Abstract Every 30 to 50 days, the Vaccin Effectiveness decreases with 10%-points. Introduction In several studies around the world, waning is seen for Vaccin Effectiveness (VE) for infection, hospital admission…