Michael Boo-tancourt
@betanalpha.bsky.social
Zealous modeler. Annoying statistician. Reluctant geometer. Support my writing at http://patreon.com/betanalpha. He/him.
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Are you excited about the elegant philosophy of Bayesian inference, but struggling to see how it can be applied beyond the idealized examples in introductory texts and tutorials? Over the past few months I’ve released a series of demonstrative analysis that might help. 👇
Randomly sampling from SO(3).
November 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Randomly sampling from SO(3).
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They should put the Gilmore Girls in Fortnite
November 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
They should put the Gilmore Girls in Fortnite
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Due to an unexpected cancellation I’m going to squeeze in one last stats office hours for the year. Join me on Wed Dec 3rd at 1:30 PM EST where I’ll do my best to answer as many questions as possible. You can drop your burning questions in the comments now.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Due to an unexpected cancellation I’m going to squeeze in one last stats office hours for the year. Join me on Wed Dec 3rd at 1:30 PM EST where I’ll do my best to answer as many questions as possible. You can drop your burning questions in the comments now.
www.patreon.com/posts/holida...
www.patreon.com/posts/holida...
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Friendly reminder that a few sponsored registrations are still available. Priority given to black, indigenous people of color in high-income countries or those from low and middle-income countries.
Did I tweak nearly every slide of my regression deck in preparation for next month’s charity course? Only one way to find out!
Join us by dropping a 50 USD donation to World Central Kitchen or United Farm Workers. A few sponsored spots available. Details at betanalpha.github.io/courses/.
Join us by dropping a 50 USD donation to World Central Kitchen or United Farm Workers. A few sponsored spots available. Details at betanalpha.github.io/courses/.
November 19, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Friendly reminder that a few sponsored registrations are still available. Priority given to black, indigenous people of color in high-income countries or those from low and middle-income countries.
Friendly reminder that a few sponsored registrations are still available. Priority given to black, indigenous people of color in high-income countries or those from low and middle-income countries.
Did I tweak nearly every slide of my regression deck in preparation for next month’s charity course? Only one way to find out!
Join us by dropping a 50 USD donation to World Central Kitchen or United Farm Workers. A few sponsored spots available. Details at betanalpha.github.io/courses/.
Join us by dropping a 50 USD donation to World Central Kitchen or United Farm Workers. A few sponsored spots available. Details at betanalpha.github.io/courses/.
November 19, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Friendly reminder that a few sponsored registrations are still available. Priority given to black, indigenous people of color in high-income countries or those from low and middle-income countries.
Due to an unexpected cancellation I’m going to squeeze in one last stats office hours for the year. Join me on Wed Dec 3rd at 1:30 PM EST where I’ll do my best to answer as many questions as possible. You can drop your burning questions in the comments now.
www.patreon.com/posts/holida...
www.patreon.com/posts/holida...
Holiday Surprise Office Hours Wed 12/03 at 1:30 PM EST | Michael Betancourt
Get more from Michael Betancourt on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Due to an unexpected cancellation I’m going to squeeze in one last stats office hours for the year. Join me on Wed Dec 3rd at 1:30 PM EST where I’ll do my best to answer as many questions as possible. You can drop your burning questions in the comments now.
www.patreon.com/posts/holida...
www.patreon.com/posts/holida...
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Normalize using "punctual" when referring to point-like objects in mathematical writing.
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Normalize using "punctual" when referring to point-like objects in mathematical writing.
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Did I tweak nearly every slide of my regression deck in preparation for next month’s charity course? Only one way to find out!
Join us by dropping a 50 USD donation to World Central Kitchen or United Farm Workers. A few sponsored spots available. Details at betanalpha.github.io/courses/.
Join us by dropping a 50 USD donation to World Central Kitchen or United Farm Workers. A few sponsored spots available. Details at betanalpha.github.io/courses/.
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Did I tweak nearly every slide of my regression deck in preparation for next month’s charity course? Only one way to find out!
Join us by dropping a 50 USD donation to World Central Kitchen or United Farm Workers. A few sponsored spots available. Details at betanalpha.github.io/courses/.
Join us by dropping a 50 USD donation to World Central Kitchen or United Farm Workers. A few sponsored spots available. Details at betanalpha.github.io/courses/.
Normalize using "punctual" when referring to point-like objects in mathematical writing.
November 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Normalize using "punctual" when referring to point-like objects in mathematical writing.
Reposted by Michael Boo-tancourt
Very much looking forward to this, and more than happy to support a good cause
Did I tweak nearly every slide of my regression deck in preparation for next month’s charity course? Only one way to find out!
Join us by dropping a 50 USD donation to World Central Kitchen or United Farm Workers. A few sponsored spots available. Details at betanalpha.github.io/courses/.
Join us by dropping a 50 USD donation to World Central Kitchen or United Farm Workers. A few sponsored spots available. Details at betanalpha.github.io/courses/.
November 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Very much looking forward to this, and more than happy to support a good cause
Did I tweak nearly every slide of my regression deck in preparation for next month’s charity course? Only one way to find out!
Join us by dropping a 50 USD donation to World Central Kitchen or United Farm Workers. A few sponsored spots available. Details at betanalpha.github.io/courses/.
Join us by dropping a 50 USD donation to World Central Kitchen or United Farm Workers. A few sponsored spots available. Details at betanalpha.github.io/courses/.
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Did I tweak nearly every slide of my regression deck in preparation for next month’s charity course? Only one way to find out!
Join us by dropping a 50 USD donation to World Central Kitchen or United Farm Workers. A few sponsored spots available. Details at betanalpha.github.io/courses/.
Join us by dropping a 50 USD donation to World Central Kitchen or United Farm Workers. A few sponsored spots available. Details at betanalpha.github.io/courses/.
Reposted by Michael Boo-tancourt
Reposted by Michael Boo-tancourt
The section subtitles in betanalpha.github.io/assets/case_... continues to be one of my greatest achievements.
Taylor Regression Models
betanalpha.github.io
November 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The section subtitles in betanalpha.github.io/assets/case_... continues to be one of my greatest achievements.
The section subtitles in betanalpha.github.io/assets/case_... continues to be one of my greatest achievements.
Taylor Regression Models
betanalpha.github.io
November 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The section subtitles in betanalpha.github.io/assets/case_... continues to be one of my greatest achievements.
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nobody worry
November 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
nobody worry
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Has anyone else recently received a bunch of arXiv endorsement requests out of nowhere from strangers using gmail addresses?
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Has anyone else recently received a bunch of arXiv endorsement requests out of nowhere from strangers using gmail addresses?
Has anyone else recently received a bunch of arXiv endorsement requests out of nowhere from strangers using gmail addresses?
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Has anyone else recently received a bunch of arXiv endorsement requests out of nowhere from strangers using gmail addresses?
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a “Space Force”, if you will
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a “Space Force”, if you will
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Curious how to justify statements like “linear is good enough”? Join us on Wed Dec 10 for a comprehensive introduction to regression to raise funds for World Central Kitchen and United Farm Workers. Course details and registration instructions at betanalpha.github.io/courses/.
November 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Curious how to justify statements like “linear is good enough”? Join us on Wed Dec 10 for a comprehensive introduction to regression to raise funds for World Central Kitchen and United Farm Workers. Course details and registration instructions at betanalpha.github.io/courses/.
Curious how to justify statements like “linear is good enough”? Join us on Wed Dec 10 for a comprehensive introduction to regression to raise funds for World Central Kitchen and United Farm Workers. Course details and registration instructions at betanalpha.github.io/courses/.
November 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Curious how to justify statements like “linear is good enough”? Join us on Wed Dec 10 for a comprehensive introduction to regression to raise funds for World Central Kitchen and United Farm Workers. Course details and registration instructions at betanalpha.github.io/courses/.
Reposted by Michael Boo-tancourt
Do you like discussing data generating processes? Everything from tracking down the provenance of data to conceptualizing and then implementing models of the underlying process?
If so then consider dropping by my probabilistic modeling Discord server, www.patreon.com/posts/genera....
If so then consider dropping by my probabilistic modeling Discord server, www.patreon.com/posts/genera....
Generative Modeling Discord Server | Michael Betancourt
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November 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Do you like discussing data generating processes? Everything from tracking down the provenance of data to conceptualizing and then implementing models of the underlying process?
If so then consider dropping by my probabilistic modeling Discord server, www.patreon.com/posts/genera....
If so then consider dropping by my probabilistic modeling Discord server, www.patreon.com/posts/genera....
Do you like discussing data generating processes? Everything from tracking down the provenance of data to conceptualizing and then implementing models of the underlying process?
If so then consider dropping by my probabilistic modeling Discord server, www.patreon.com/posts/genera....
If so then consider dropping by my probabilistic modeling Discord server, www.patreon.com/posts/genera....
Generative Modeling Discord Server | Michael Betancourt
Get more from Michael Betancourt on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Do you like discussing data generating processes? Everything from tracking down the provenance of data to conceptualizing and then implementing models of the underlying process?
If so then consider dropping by my probabilistic modeling Discord server, www.patreon.com/posts/genera....
If so then consider dropping by my probabilistic modeling Discord server, www.patreon.com/posts/genera....
Reposted by Michael Boo-tancourt
Friendly reminder that I have a patreon dot com, www.patreon.com/c/betanalpha, where I post miscellaneous writing in addition to previews of and early access to upcoming work. This includes some recent pieces of joint mixture models, statistics weights in narrative generative models, and more.
Get more from Michael Betancourt on Patreon
writing about modeling building and statistical inference.
www.patreon.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Friendly reminder that I have a patreon dot com, www.patreon.com/c/betanalpha, where I post miscellaneous writing in addition to previews of and early access to upcoming work. This includes some recent pieces of joint mixture models, statistics weights in narrative generative models, and more.
Friendly reminder that I have a patreon dot com, www.patreon.com/c/betanalpha, where I post miscellaneous writing in addition to previews of and early access to upcoming work. This includes some recent pieces of joint mixture models, statistics weights in narrative generative models, and more.
Get more from Michael Betancourt on Patreon
writing about modeling building and statistical inference.
www.patreon.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Friendly reminder that I have a patreon dot com, www.patreon.com/c/betanalpha, where I post miscellaneous writing in addition to previews of and early access to upcoming work. This includes some recent pieces of joint mixture models, statistics weights in narrative generative models, and more.
Reposted by Michael Boo-tancourt
Have you tried Bayesian Data Analysis? This covers a lot of the stuff that is important for a Bayesian estimation workflow, I think. Also, have you considered following a course? @betanalpha.bsky.social is teaching one on Bayesian (I can only assume) regression: betanalpha.github.io/courses/
Courses
betanalpha.github.io
November 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Have you tried Bayesian Data Analysis? This covers a lot of the stuff that is important for a Bayesian estimation workflow, I think. Also, have you considered following a course? @betanalpha.bsky.social is teaching one on Bayesian (I can only assume) regression: betanalpha.github.io/courses/