the difference between co-occurrence and correlation

( IT details which are probably boring, but perhaps instructive if you are responsible for any of your own IT )

The moral of this story, for me: Don't infer that simultaneously-appearing problems actually stem from the same root cause. They may, but it's not a given. (At least Dell makes it easy to return parts you realize you probably don't need!)

Now, here's hoping this next round of data collection is pure success!

(no subject)

An unexpected guest in the lab today: Eastern boxelder bug

Also, the experiment setup seems to be perfect. FINALLY. Just one more day of RA training and then I'll only have one late night and two early mornings per week.