Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderUhhhh, Evan Miller here. Not sure why my name is in the submitted title, but whatever. The current selection on that page is somewhat limited, but I hope to grow it over time. The stuff at the beginning is pretty basic (e.g. standard deviation), but things get pretty gnarly by the time you get to the Kiefer equation. At some point I'll add some more references on how to implement things, e.g. find successive zeros of Bessel equations. For now…
>Being able to apply statistics is like having a secret superpower. I totally with this sentence. BUT If you ask for my opinion, merely knowing a list of statistical formulas is not very helpful. Most of the time, people don’t remember the underlying assumptions, so there is a fair chance they will use them in inappropriate situations. I recommend watching these two YouTube videos. The presenters advocate using simulation/bootstrapping/shuffling methods instead of memorizing formulas. Jake Vanderplas - Statistics…
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 640
- Total comments
- 103
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-20 | Statistical Formulas For ProgrammersFirst breakout · Best thread | bajames | 395 | 64 |
| 2013-05-20 | Statistical Formulas For Programmers | fbeeper | 1 | 0 |
| 2016-04-27 | Statistical Formulas for Programmers | franze | 3 | 0 |
| 2024-01-29 | Statistical Formulas for Programmers | throwup238 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-03-13 | Statistical Formulas for Programmers (2013)Hall induction · Latest 20+ point return | Tomte | 240 | 39 |
