Shear with one component always in the y direction

"...sum of squared distances to the line" would be a better description. But it also depends entirely on how covariance is estimated

So it's basically saying that smoking is a proximal cause of mortality, and locale is a distal cause of smoking, intensified by not having a college degree?

"They were always looking for beautiful children with white skin." But most of the children in the video appear to be non-white. So they're not even good at anti-affirmative-action?

Possibly it means white by the standards of the culture and language the statement was made in.

Or it's just BBC doing BBC stuff.

it's likely referring to colorism within the country, generally lighter is viewed as favorable

Now's the time to get on board so that, when they launch the social network, you can be a top influencer just like Scout

The 'Curious Droid' video on this engine is fascinating. If I were more helpful, I'd leave a link to it

This site is not a charity.

Steve Jobs is controlling us from beyond the grave

Exactly. I might even pay them for the opportunity cost of not harvesting my data

I wouldn't call the old software good either