Dave Vanness
@djvanness.bsky.social
Economist; professor; health policy and decision science. Advocate for high quality, affordable #HigherEd. Georgetown and UW-Madison alum. Personal views only. #EduSky #EconSky #Bayesian
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9790-2988
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9790-2988
Other interesting avenues to track down - how students perceive their own performance under competitive norm-based grading (also from Liu, Wong and Hard 2024):
February 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Other interesting avenues to track down - how students perceive their own performance under competitive norm-based grading (also from Liu, Wong and Hard 2024):
More papers to track down suggesting empirical evidence on competition (from Liu, Wong and Hard 2024):
February 7, 2026 at 3:17 PM
More papers to track down suggesting empirical evidence on competition (from Liu, Wong and Hard 2024):
This is prompting me more to learn about the literature in this area. Norm-based grading (grading according to distributions rather than criteria) affects student perceptions negatively compared to criterion-based grading (Liu, Wong and Hard 2024)
February 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM
This is prompting me more to learn about the literature in this area. Norm-based grading (grading according to distributions rather than criteria) affects student perceptions negatively compared to criterion-based grading (Liu, Wong and Hard 2024)
Alternative version:
January 28, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Alternative version:
In today's Bluesky feed juxtaposition weirdness:
January 15, 2026 at 5:50 PM
In today's Bluesky feed juxtaposition weirdness:
She reminds me of my Fozzie Bear! Mini poodle?
December 26, 2025 at 12:25 AM
She reminds me of my Fozzie Bear! Mini poodle?
There's lots of things to criticize Jay Bhattacharya for, but to say he has never conducted NIH-funded research is incorrect, as a search of NIH RePORTER clearly shows:
December 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
There's lots of things to criticize Jay Bhattacharya for, but to say he has never conducted NIH-funded research is incorrect, as a search of NIH RePORTER clearly shows:
Deleted this post. 0.3% of $100,000 is $300, not $30. Still a shockingly small price to pay to eliminate extreme poverty. But don't want incorrect information out there... Not enough coffee yet!
December 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Deleted this post. 0.3% of $100,000 is $300, not $30. Still a shockingly small price to pay to eliminate extreme poverty. But don't want incorrect information out there... Not enough coffee yet!
Gonna be a weird year.
December 20, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Gonna be a weird year.
False dichotomy alert.
December 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
False dichotomy alert.
True, but large n does not unbias a study with substantial unmeasured confounders. Likely some of the effect is direct (most interesting finding is that the effect wanes over time as COVID-related mortality wanes), but much likely runs through SES, as the authors were careful to note:
December 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
True, but large n does not unbias a study with substantial unmeasured confounders. Likely some of the effect is direct (most interesting finding is that the effect wanes over time as COVID-related mortality wanes), but much likely runs through SES, as the authors were careful to note:
Confirmed. This text is from the petition, not the order. Signed by DOJ.
December 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Confirmed. This text is from the petition, not the order. Signed by DOJ.
I just had occasion to use this one:
December 4, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I just had occasion to use this one:
Found it: this is definitely up her alley.
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Found it: this is definitely up her alley.
I'm gonna be just fine.
November 26, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I'm gonna be just fine.
post a movie from where you are from
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
post a movie from where you are from