This is not an argument against self-citations. It’s an argument about how they should be counted. Also, a fun formula that expresses the estimated linear regression coefficient as a weighted average of local slopes.

From Regression and Other Stories, section 8.3: Least squares slope as a weighted average of slopes of pairs: I was reminded of this after an email discussion with Shravan Vasishth, which started with this note from him: I just saw … Continue reading → …