Normal Curves: Sexy Science, Serious Statistics
Hosted by Kristin and Regina and Kristin Sainani and Regina Nuzzo · Regina Nuzzo and Kristin Sainani
4.9from 128 ratings
- 46
- Episodes
- 18
- Transcribed
- 128
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About Normal Curves: Sexy Science, Serious Statistics
Normal Curves is a podcast about sexy science & serious statistics. Ever try to make sense of a scientific study and the numbers behind it? Listen in to a lively conversation between two stats-savvy friends who break it all down with humor and clarity. Professors Regina Nuzzo of Gallaudet University and Kristin Sainani of Stanford University discuss academic papers journal club-style — except with more fun, less jargon, and some irreverent, PG-13 content sprinkled in. Join Kristin and Regina as they dissect the data, challenge the claims, and arm you with tools to assess scientific studies on your own.
- Publisher
- Regina Nuzzo and Kristin Sainani
- Category
- science · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 13 Feb 2025
- Latest episode
- 19 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
18 of 46 episodes have a transcript.
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Researching Honesty: Can you trust the data? Part 1
5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Statistical Sleuthing: Can you spot a problem?
21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ctrl-Z Awards: Will retracting your paper ruin your career?
Inside a recent episode
Researching Honesty: Can you trust the data? Part 1
Published 19 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Same pattern. Top signature group claimed about $5. The no signature group claimed about $8.50. And the bottom signature group claimed about $9.50. So across all three outcomes, we get the same pattern. Signing at the top looks the best. Signing at the bottom looks the worst. And no signature is somewhere in between. Exactly. And in all these three outcomes, signing at the top was significant. statistically significantly better than either alternative. But that bottom signature and the no signature group were not significantly different from each other. Oh, so like the 64% versus the 79%, even though the bottom signature group had more cheating, it wasn't a statistically significant difference. […]
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