Should every post that mentions "knowledge (in text)" provide a definition of...
A moderator insists that posts that mention "knowledge (in text)" come with a definition of it.This seems strange to me, since the term "knowledge" is already commonly understood within the fields of...
View ArticleAmending the "closed as duplicate" message?
Currently, the closed-as-duplicate message states:This question already has answers here:followed by a link to the duplicated question(s).However, it happens that someone who asked the question is not...
View ArticleWhat do I need to improve on the 645648 ID question so that I have a better...
What do I need to improve on this question (Interpretation of this learning rate finder plot) to have a better chance of getting an answer?
View ArticleConfusion about nonlinear tags
There are often questions about nonlinear data here, but I find the tags available are confusing. To my best knowledge there are three tags for this: nonlinear-regression, nonlinearity, and nonlinear....
View ArticleWhat are the effects of using one's full name on cross validated versus a...
There are some effects of using one's full name on Cross Validated versus a first name, a pen name or a pseudonym. For example, ChatGPT output some rather complimentary statements concerning "Carl" on...
View ArticleCurrent tag synonym candidates
Please post your tag synonym suggestions as new answers in this thread, one answer per suggestion. Upvote answers where you believe that the suggested tags should be made synonyms, and downvote answers...
View ArticleShould I accept an answer and if so which one? All useful; none give obvious...
I asked a question that got quite a lot of attention and plenty of answers (perhaps in part because I managed to use a subject that was click-baity but appropriate): Having a second bite of the...
View ArticleI'm resigning as a moderator
I've been a moderator for a few years, but now I'm not really active neither as a member of CrossValidated, nor as a moderator, so I'm not the best candidate for the role anymore. That's the first...
View ArticleHow should we address suggested edits that include copyrighted images?
I stumbled upon a suggestion for an edit that only added a copyrighted image to an answer, presumably without the authors' consent.I rejected the edit on this basis (as supposedly it would harm the...
View ArticleDisagreement over classification as duplicate
Yesterday I opened a question, When authors write "model of the data" is this a shorthand for "model of the data generating process", that was marked duplicate of Why do we use term “population”...
View ArticleTag for "structural zeros"?
There are frequent questions on CV about how to deal with structural zeros. Most recently, this question asked about how to use a variable for "spouse's education" when many people have no spouses....
View ArticleShall we edit the Help Centre page on generative A.I.?
S.E. have added a new help page on the use of generative A.I. to write answers:https://stats.stackexchange.com/help/ai-policyI think what's lacking is any reminder that whoever posts an answer is...
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Biased moderation?
community!I've been successfully using StackExchange platform for years: helping and being helped. Below you will find the data about my reputation.Recently I stack with the task of calculating...
View Articlenon-question reply as a technical dialog, but more than a comment
Background:A made this question years ago:AIC on Savitzky-Golay widthThis is a great answer, look at the mathjax, the graphs, and the code.AIC on Savitzky-Golay widthRequest:I want to reply to it, but...
View ArticleDeleted recent question
Till yesterday there was a question on "Alternative of SD and variance for non-normal variables". I was following the interesting answers, but suddenly I find that "This question was voluntarily...
View ArticleWhat to do about answers written by ChatGPT
As you may be aware, over the last week Stack Overflow has been plagued by some users' feeding questions posted there into the chat-bot 'ChatGPT' then copy-&-pasting its responses into purported...
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Language-specific code blocks versus default code blocks
I've sometimes noticed in the Suggested Edits queue, and even in some code I have written here, that this suggestions is often pushed forward, where it appears the code block already used includes the...
View ArticleDo we need a soft question tag?
I have just asked a question that I think would qualify on Math.SE as a soft question (it relates to general methods for survey data).Would it be worth creating a "soft question" tag for such cases?I...
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Google Cloud will be Sponsoring Cross Validated SE
Update on June 25th, 2024The site sponsorship has been extended through September 30th.Update on March 21, 2024This site sponsorship has been extended through June 30th.Update on January 24, 2024This...
View ArticleAre discussions on the editorial content of stats-wikipedia in scope for...
Following this question and other random internet searches, I have scrolled quite a bit through the stat pages of wikipedia. Some pages are really good, but a bunch of topics are very poorly presented...
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