Understanding onset of hot streaks in artistic, cultural and scientific careers

Re:Understanding onset of hot streaks in artistic, cultural ... by Jerrrry on Monday September 13, 2021 @01:08PM (#28513926)

"Hot hands are a myth," said a statician, who then spent 200 pages redefining what it meant, until it existed.

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Re:Understanding onset of hot streaks in artistic, cultural ... by protomyth on Monday September 13, 2021 @03:55PM (#28515991)

This is one of those things that keep getting quoted but it really shows the difference between someone in academia and people who use the term in practice. As you say, the "hot hand" is only a myth when you get to redefine the meaning.

It is amazing looking at a stat sheet from when you felt amazing versus when you felt like crap or even average. It is basically the sports equivalent of a programmer being in the zone.

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Re:Understanding onset of hot streaks in artistic, cultural ... by jimhefferon on Monday September 13, 2021 @04:56PM (#28516777)

https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2015/07/09/hey-guess-... is interesting.

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Re:Understanding onset of hot streaks in artistic, cultural ... by Jerrrry on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @06:01PM (#28544955)

As you zoom out, the universe becomes homogeneous; yet here we are, not average in any right.

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