Ask me why: Patterns of intrahousehold decision-making

Why Ask: the Epistemology of Questioning

Why do you ask this?∗ Using Toolbar Data to Identify Common Patterns of Q&A Users

We use Yahoo! Toolbar data to gain insights into why people use Q&A sites. For this purpose we look at tens of thousands of questions asked on both Yahoo! Answers and on Wiki Answers. We analyze both the pre-question behavior of users as well as their general online behavior. Using an existing approach (Harper et al.), we classify questions into “informational” vs. “conversational”. Finally, fo...

How spinal manipulative therapy works: why ask why?

Why Do You Ask So Many Questions ?

[N]o amount of telling somebody in mere words that one is or is not angry is the same as what one might tell them by gesture or tone of voice .... Anyhow, it is all nonsense. I mean, the notion that language is made of words is all nonsense -and when I said that gestures could not be translated into "mere words/' I was talking nonsense, because there is no such thlng as "mere words" ... Gregory...

Why Bayesian analysis hasn't caught on in healthcare decision making.

The objective of this paper is to discuss why Bayesian statistics is not used more in healthcare decision making and what might be done to increase the use of Bayesian methods. First, a case is made for why Bayesian analysis should be used more widely. Serious weaknesses of commonly used frequentist methods are discussed and contrasted with advantages of Bayesian methods. Next, the question of ...