[2003] Presidential Succession

Title Text:Ties are broken by whoever was closest to the surface of Europa when they were born. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2003/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2003:_Presidential_Succession 如果现任总统失去能力,去世,辞职或被免职,那么美国总统继承权就是担任总统的人的秩序。 1947年的“总统继承法”是美国国会将总统继承秩序修改为现行秩序的行为。该法虽然从未在法庭上受到质疑,但由于两个原因,可能不具有宪法性。首先,目前尚不清楚国会议员是否可以继承。其次,该法案允许一名内阁官员被新任众议院议长或新参议院临时议长“替换”为代理主席… Read more

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[2002] LeBron James and Stephen Curry

Title Text:The 538TR attempts to capture a player’s combined skill at basketball (either real-life or NBA 2K18) and election forecasting. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2002/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2002:_LeBron_James_and_Stephen_Curry NBA https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/ZRFJsO18SQdnvSYHPerjFw 在这部漫画的时候,2018年NBA总决赛正在进行中,在克利夫兰骑士队和金州勇士队之间,勇士队以7场系列赛中的最佳成绩领先2场比赛0。… Read more

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[2001] Clickbait-Corrected p-Value

Title Text:When comparing hypotheses with Bayesian methods, the similar ‘clickbayes factor’ can account for some harder-to-quantify priors. Origin:https://xkcd.com/2001/ https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/2001:_Clickbait-Corrected_p-Value Clickbait是使用欺骗性或双曲线标题吸引读者点击可疑或耸人听闻的新闻故事的做法,通常是为了产生网站流量和广告收入。作为一个例子,兰德尔使用关于巧克力对人类健康影响的科学争议,因为在线巧克力的健康影响存在广泛的错误信… Read more

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