The Songs of Stats

Have you ever listened to a song on the radio and thought 'this song reminds me of Statistics'? I know - me too! So I endeavored to spend a little time exercising the other half of my brain and, so far, I've come up with two songs I'd like to share with you. Feel free to try them out and post any thoughts, feedback, or comments. Be nice, though - I AM a math guy, after all.

Today Was the AP Test - apologies to T. Swift


Today Was The AP Test

Today was the AP test
You got a 5
I used to be a student in distress
You handed me your calc
And you picked me up at noon
Today was the AP test
Today was the AP test

Today was the AP test
I was nervous
You wore your AP stats t-shirt
You told me I was smart my page looked like a mess
Today was the AP test
Time slows down
Wherever tests are found

Can you find the z-score over there?
It must've been the way you assumed the null
Fell in love when I saw your alternate
It must've been the p
Today was the AP test
It must've been the p
Today was the AP test

Today was the AP test
You got a 5
It takes me to another Stat Plot
Every inference
Every sample mean is right
Today was the AP test

Today was the AP test
All that I could say is now it's Getting so much clearer
Nothing made sense til I gave the placebo
Today was the AP test
Time slows down
Wherever tests are found-Yeah

Can you find the z-score over there?
It must've been the way you Lin-Reg-ed me
Fell in love when I saw you squarin’ Chi
It must've been the p
Today was the AP test
It must've been the p
Today was the AP test

Time slows down
Whenever tests are found
I can feel my 84
It's beating on my desk
Did you feel it
I can't put this down

Can you find the z-score over there?
It must've been the way you found alpha
Fell in love with your BinomCDF
It must've been the p

Can you find the z-score over there
It must've been the way you sampled
Fell in love when I saw you reject the null
It must've been the p
Today was the AP test
It must've been the p
Today was the AP test

Oh Oh Ooh Yeah oh
Today was the AP test





Inference is Second to None - apologies to Boys Like Girls and T. Swift



Inference is second to none

I remember what you thought on the first day
You came into the room and took your place
Oh no, what am I doing?
Cause every claim you make and test you do
Is your error Type I or Type II?
95% confidence

Maybe it 's true
I can't reject the hypothesis
Because inference is second to none
You have plenty of time
To test and check your assumptions
If your p-value is too low, reject
I know that inference is second to none

I remember every curve you ever drew
The way you did matched pairs, not sample-2
Define your variables in context
Cause when I reject the null I have to say
My result is significant, ok
I'm now a statistician

H-a is true, I can't keep the status quo
Because inference is second to none
Don't cross that line
To figure out your p-value
What's your power against an alternate mean?
I know that inference is second to none

I think I know just what they'll try to say
You made it through stats and you're ok

1 p or 2
I can't decide, can you?
Maybe Chi square should be done
I'm so confused
To figure out significance, yeah
And I've already got my sketch drawn
And I'm thinking where is that darn mu
Cause baby inference is second to none.
There's not much time to figure out accept or reject
But I'll figure it out when it's all said and done
Inference is second to none
Inference is second to none