#FibbingFriday: Crikey Cockadoodle-do’s?

It’s fun-o-clock! Time for wacky words like “clints” being crocs’ worst nickname and “fartlek” meaning I’m ready for a nap. Who knew language could be this kooky?

https://fedorapancakes.com/2025/03/30/fibbingfriday-crikey-cockadoodle-dos/

#FibbingFriday: Hot diggity!

D is the letter we use to have all kinds of fun with in this edition of #FibbingFriday!

https://fedorapancakes.com/2025/03/17/fibbingfriday-hot-diggity/

I've had a gin and something so now I'm going to list the most inappropriate-sounding legit scholarly/professional names for things I learned in grad school.

- Woodcock-Johnson

- Box-Cox transformation

- Cohen's d

Honorable mentions:

- Bogus Pipeline (IDK, it sounds unwholesome, somehow)

- Log likelihood (haven't we all been there?)

Seriously, Jacob Cohen must have laughed his ass off every time he saw the academic world going on about his d

#statistics #highered #psychology #research #dirtywords #notreally