https://jamesm.blog/tags/statistics/ Recent content in Statistics on jamesm.blog https://jamesm.blog/papermod-cover.png https://jamesm.blog/papermod-cover.png Hugo en Tue, 12 May 2026 17:00:00 +0100 https://jamesm.blog/data-science/causal-inference-comeback/ Tue, 12 May 2026 17:00:00 +0100 https://jamesm.blog/data-science/causal-inference-comeback/ Causal inference - the methodological tradition that asks 'why' rather than 'what' - is having a quiet renaissance in 2026 as the limits of correlation-based machine learning have become harder to ignore. A look at what has changed, what the practical methods are, and why this matters for anyone using data to make decisions.