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		<title>Plush&#8230; statistical distributions?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 04:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve posted before on plush particles, plush organs, knitted dissections, and even plush microbes. It seems in the math/science world, there’s always some creative soul who wants to cute-ify subjects of study. Well, that set is joined by the latest plush craze… plush… statistical distributions? (HT: Flowing Data). Less stuffed-animal-like per se than say a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I’ve posted before on <a href="http://blog.benchside.com/2008/12/they-found-the-higgs-boson/">plush particles</a>, <a href="http://blog.benchside.com/2009/07/gutsy/">plush organs</a>, <a href="http://blog.benchside.com/2010/01/knit-ology/">knitted dissections</a>, and even <a href="http://www.giantmicrobes.com/">plush microbes</a>. It seems in the math/science world, there’s always some creative soul who wants to cute-ify subjects of study.</p>
<p>Well, that set is joined by the latest plush craze… plush… statistical distributions? (HT: <a href="http://flowingdata.com/2011/05/13/plush-statistical-distribution-pillows/">Flowing Data</a>). Less stuffed-animal-like per se than say a pillow, but the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/NausicaaDistribution">Etsy store Nausicaa Distribution</a> is selling <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/46573630/normal-distribution-fleece-pillow-made">normal distribution shaped pillows</a>:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/46573630/normal-distribution-fleece-pillow-made"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="Normal Distribution Fleece Pillow - Made to Order" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_570xN.208777813.jpg" width="418" height="233" /></a></p>
<p>If the normal distribution isn’t your thing, how about <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/71739287/collection-of-10-distribution-plushies">some of its friends</a> (like t, chi-square, log-normal, uniform, weibull, cauchy, poisson, gumbel, or erlang)?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/71739287/collection-of-10-distribution-plushies"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto" alt="Collection of 10 Distribution Plushies" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_570xN.234232382.jpg" width="435" height="323" /></a></p>
<p>And not to mention <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61278571/set-of-3-stat-icon-pillow-covers-made-to">a</a>&#160;<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61794629/abcs-of-statistics-poster">wide</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/70557200/statistics-propaganda-poster-missing">range</a> <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62598033/embroidered-outlier-baby-bodysuit">of</a> statistical-relevant material:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61278571/set-of-3-stat-icon-pillow-covers-made-to"><img alt="Set of 3 Stat Icon Pillow Covers - Made to Order" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.191057916.jpg" width="279" height="209" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61794629/abcs-of-statistics-poster"><img alt="ABC&#39;s of Statistics Poster" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.192792292.jpg" width="268" height="208" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62598033/embroidered-outlier-baby-bodysuit"><img alt="Embroidered Outlier Baby Bodysuit" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_570xN.195486391.jpg" width="280" height="252" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/61794629/abcs-of-statistics-poster"><img alt="Statistics Propaganda Poster - Missing Data" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_570xN.229305972.jpg" width="285" height="253" /></a></p>
<p>If you’re interested, check out <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/NausicaaDistribution">Nausicaa Distribution’s Etsy website</a>!</p>
<p>(Image credit: <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/NausicaaDistribution">all from Nausicaa Distribution’s Etsy site</a>)</p>
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		<title>Knit-ology</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My talented girlfriend is both a science aficionado (currently a med student) and an avid knitter. So when she showed me the science-inspired knitting creations of one Etsy user CraftyHedgehog, I knew I just had to blog about it: After all, who wouldn’t want knitted replicas of their favorite dissection specimens? And, the creative Ms. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My talented girlfriend is both a science aficionado (currently a med student) and an avid knitter. So when she showed me the science-inspired knitting creations of one Etsy user <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CraftyHedgehog?section_id=5395372">CraftyHedgehog</a>, I knew I just had to blog about it:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38211111"><img style="display: inline; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px;" title="image" src="http://blog.benchside.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/image4.png" alt="image" width="324" height="393" align="left" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=37478688"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="image" src="http://blog.benchside.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/image5.png" alt="image" width="302" height="397" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=30723742"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="image" src="http://blog.benchside.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/image6.png" alt="image" width="491" height="491" /></a></p>
<p>After all, who wouldn’t want knitted replicas of their favorite dissection specimens? And, the creative Ms. CraftyHedgeHog has taken her art a step beyond – behold, a knitted dissection of an Easter Bunny:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34169372"><img style="display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="image" src="http://blog.benchside.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/image7.png" alt="image" width="491" height="491" /></a></p>
<p>The fetal pig is 100% wool. The frog is made from a silk/wool blend with the organs made from 100% wool (and yes, that’s a real aluminum tray – don’t worry, Ms. CraftyHedgeHog assures us that they’re unused). The rat is hand-knit from an acrylic mohair, also with 100% wool organs. The Easter Bunny is made from soft nylon yarn and the insides are made from 100% wool (for the eggs) and the plastic grass used to line Easter baskets.</p>
<p>You can buy the specimens and learn more from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/CraftyHedgehog">CraftyHedgeHog’s Etsy page</a>!</p>
<p>(Image credits – CraftyHedgeHog’s Etsy page)</p>
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