i’m a who often wears a stethoscope around my neck, so in a code blue i can teach people a valuable lesson about assumptions

#hospital #statistician

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Christian Kent · @whophd
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Got a good challenge for a fan of studies, and — how is this line best described?

It's all about a funny inverse relationship to "risk of death" (within a year) to the "added life expectancy" (bonus days of life) you can expect as you make it to your next birthday — while others around you do not.

Congratulations, you made through the Filter — you're one of the stronger ones, on principle.

There's clearly a well-known thing of "it's great to be 10", where the lifelong measurement of risk-of-dying is at its all-time lowest.

But, so, what's this flattening at age 20 through 30? Only seen easily in logarithmic scale … but in fact, if looking at women only, it goes *DOWN* slightly — what!?

I need help translating this into plain English too: Does it mean a 30-year-old woman is more sensible than a 21-year-old woman?

I can see how the teenage years filter very quickly, and the years after 30+ are normal. But how would you describe it?

#statistician #actuary #actuarial #age #aging

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Daniel Dvorkin · @medigoth
173 followers · 326 posts · Server qoto.org

With the usual ’s caveat that is really hard to sort out in data like this even with good … yes, I believe this. And the aren’t hard to find, either. 😐

#causality #statistician #controls #mechanisms

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Daniel Dvorkin · @medigoth
167 followers · 312 posts · Server qoto.org

The usual disclaimer: this is promising, but don’t count on great results.

If it works as advertised—if—it could be what promised and so spectacularly failed to deliver. is using well-understood technology and (I think) large enough samples to make the claims for the test believable, at least. And the (again, I think) doesn’t have the kind of incestuous relationships with financially interested parties that helped et al. get away with such fraud for so long. So I’m inclined to trust their reporting.

With that said, the usual ’s disclaimer applies: is hard. So, for that matter, does the ’s and the ’s, because there are multiple kinds of multiple testing going on here. The more you test, the more you will screw up.

I almost appended “it’s like a law of nature” to that last sentence above … but no, it is a law of nature. Unreasonable effectiveness of something something.

screening is important, and steady improvements in the field have already saved untold numbers of lives. I expect this will continue to be the case. So take this with cautious optimism. Pushing back the boundaries a little bit at a time, each small step representing another decade or year or month of life—it’s what we do, every day. I want to believe.

theguardian.com/science/2023/j

#galleri #nhs #holmes #statistician #multiple #testing #medic #biologist #mathematics #cancer #theranos #grail

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Daniel Dvorkin · @medigoth
167 followers · 312 posts · Server qoto.org

The usual disclaimer: this is promising, but don’t count on great results.

If it works as advertised—if—it could be what promised and so spectacularly failed to deliver. is using well-understood technology and (I think) large enough samples to make the claims for the test believable, at least. And the (again, I think) doesn’t have the kind of incestuous relationships with financially interested parties that helped et al. get away with such fraud for so long. So I’m inclined to trust their reporting.

With that said, the usual ’s disclaimer applies: is hard. So, for that matter, does the ’s and the ’s, because there are multiple kinds of multiple testing going on here. The more you test, the more you will screw up.

I almost appended “it’s like a law of nature” to that last sentence above … but no, it is a law of nature. Unreasonable effectiveness of something something.

screening is important, and steady improvements in the field have already saved untold numbers of lives. I expect this will continue to be the case. So take this with cautious optimism. Pushing back the boundaries a little bit at a time, each small step representing another decade or year or month of life—it’s what we do, every day. I want to believe.

theguardian.com/science/2023/j

#grail #cancer #nhs #holmes #statistician #multiple #testing #medic #biologist #mathematics #theranos #galleri

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Shih Ching Fu · @shihchingfu
94 followers · 180 posts · Server bayes.club

random walk, n., the route through an open plan office taken by a whilst waiting for their chains to converge (hopefully). Expected length of route may depend on factors such as hardware specifications, informativeness of , and whether there's a good coffee machine nearby. @pymc

#statistician #mcmc #priors #statsodon #bayesian #iamworking

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Michele · @Shells
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jobRxiv · @jobRxiv
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UKRIO · @ukrio
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"Statistician needed to pilot a scheme to change the future of academia. Feb-July £22k part time to check reproducibility of results from provided data for to-be-submitted papers in psychology at University of Sussex. contact: dienes@sussex.ac.uk"

HT @deevybee

#statistician #universityofsussex #psychology #reproducibility #zoltandienes

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PepijnVemer · @PepijnVemer
59 followers · 148 posts · Server social.sargasso.nl

RT @waqOr@twitter.com A , a and a are being asked: What is 2+2?

Mathematician: 4.

Statistician: 4, on average, but with 95% CI of 3.2 to 5.1.

Health economist:
*shuts door*
*shuts window blinds*
*leans over and whispers*
What do you want it to be?

twitter.com/waq0r/status/16061

#mathematician #statistician #healtheconomist

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Niels Pflaeging · @nielspflaeging
714 followers · 865 posts · Server mastodon.social

Among the victims of the movement have been , and British George E. P. Box.

#agile #reason #science #statistician

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Niels Pflaeging · @nielspflaeging
780 followers · 1110 posts · Server mastodon.social

Among the victims of the movement have been , and British George E. P. Box.

#agile #reason #science #statistician

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Sameer Parpia · @parpia
6 followers · 3 posts · Server mastodon.world

We are recruiting a clinical trial statistician-programmer with regulatory experience to work on investigator-initiated, industry-funded clinical trials. Know anyone who might be interested? Please share widely.

careers.mcmaster.ca/psp/preppr

#ClinicalTrials #hiring #statistician

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CarterB · @CarterB
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My introduction and a shout out to find other folks to get to know. Technically I’m a and . Most of my career I’ve done marketing analytics. In my spare time I , read sci-fi and fantasy. I’m new to , but find it fun and rewarding. I’m a fan of:






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#datascientist #statistician #dungeonmaster #weightlifting #dungeonsAndDragons #DnD #ttrpg #worldbuilding #dndbeyond #foundryvtt #cats #dogs #scifi #fantasy #history #writing #journaling #reading #conversation #ideas

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Itamar Medeiros · @designative
230 followers · 747 posts · Server mastodon.social

Fads, styles, and modes have come and gone – along with the dominance of technology not even conceivable in ’s day – yet it remains a good idea not to lose sight of what taught us. forbes.com/sites/eliamdur/2022

#management #statistician #wedeming #deming #managementtheory #leadership

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CarterB · @carterb
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My introduction and a shout out to find other folks to get to know. Technically I’m a and . Most of my career I’ve done marketing analytics. In my spare time I , read sci-fi and fantasy. I’m new to but find it fun and rewarding. I’m a fan of:






and







#ideas #conversation #Reading #journaling #Writing #History #Fantasy #SciFi #Dogs #Cats #foundryvtt #dndbeyond #worldbuilding #ttrpg #DND #dungeonsanddragons #weightlifting #dungeonmaster #statistician #DataScientist

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CarterB · @carterb
1 followers · 3 posts · Server mstdn.social

My introduction and a shout out to find other folks to get to know. Technically I’m a and . Most of my career I’ve done marketing analytics. In my spare time I , read sci-fi and fantasy. I’m new to but find it fun and rewarding. I’m a fan of:






and







#ideas #conversation #Reading #journaling #Writing #History #Fantasy #SciFi #Dogs #Cats #foundryvtt #dndbeyond #worldbuilding #ttrpg #DND #dungeonsanddragons #weightlifting #dungeonmaster #statistician #datasscientist

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Shih Ching Fu · @shihchingfu
52 followers · 59 posts · Server bayes.club

I'm a student at . My thesis is on developing analytical techniques, perhaps , for identifying and classifying variable and transient astronomical sources, namely and , in large galactic surveys.

I'd say I'm more than , with a dash of too.

I'm a huge fan but now leaning into for my current research. I'm also something of a conference committee addict.

#Introduction #python #rstats #computerscience #astronomer #statistician #neutronstars #blackholes #bayesian #curtinuniversity #Graduate

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StatsJew · @statsjew
173 followers · 2 posts · Server babka.social

Hi, it's time for an . I am a who helps run a survey for the US government. I am a Conservative , a progressive, and a parent of kids under 5. I am and happily married. I and spin yarn in my free time.

#introduction #statistician #jew #asexual #knit

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Silvia Leon · @silvialm
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: Hi all, Silvia here! by training. Colombian living in 🇨🇦. working in clinical research mainly using population health databases. My research interests are and

#introduction #Physician #statistician #Nephrology #pharmacoepi

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