Rick Hass
@rwhass.bsky.social
Day Job: Associate Professor in the College of [oops this is a personal profile] at [Some School] in Philly, Yo!
Interests: applied statistics and theory, cognitive science and computation. Health is also good.
My employer approves of my dog posts
Interests: applied statistics and theory, cognitive science and computation. Health is also good.
My employer approves of my dog posts
I learned R from CAR and still teach from it! Huge loss. I hope that those packages live on. I for one would be more than happy to help maintain them!
November 29, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I learned R from CAR and still teach from it! Huge loss. I hope that those packages live on. I for one would be more than happy to help maintain them!
Well I’ll add one more compliment: that shirt slaps!
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Well I’ll add one more compliment: that shirt slaps!
Puck! What happened to that guy. I assume he went full MAGA
November 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Puck! What happened to that guy. I assume he went full MAGA
I mean, I have strong feelings about the recording industry, but that doesn't mean I should be in charge of RIAA...
November 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I mean, I have strong feelings about the recording industry, but that doesn't mean I should be in charge of RIAA...
This is pretty much par for the course for hospital systems and it has been imported from the private sector. “Thought leaders said we must do X, so you need to show that it gives us a return on investment”
November 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is pretty much par for the course for hospital systems and it has been imported from the private sector. “Thought leaders said we must do X, so you need to show that it gives us a return on investment”
Like how did she even see the bald eagle dropping the cat??
November 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Like how did she even see the bald eagle dropping the cat??
I’d like to think at least SOME of the AI bros were alive during the dot com bubble. It’s exactly the same except waaaaaay more money is at stake… somehow
November 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I’d like to think at least SOME of the AI bros were alive during the dot com bubble. It’s exactly the same except waaaaaay more money is at stake… somehow
You’re brave for trying it. But I know sometimes they do hold conferences in coffee deserts. Obviously it should be illegal…
November 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
You’re brave for trying it. But I know sometimes they do hold conferences in coffee deserts. Obviously it should be illegal…
All because they’re butt-hurt about having to wear masks for a little while and being given life-saving vaccines. Just totally bonkers
November 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
All because they’re butt-hurt about having to wear masks for a little while and being given life-saving vaccines. Just totally bonkers
Ah, OK, one must use the development version, installed with devtools, and NOT the CRAN release
November 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Ah, OK, one must use the development version, installed with devtools, and NOT the CRAN release
For example, For example, for the 2013 year, this is the direct link to the file in the RNHANES tutorial: wwwn.cdc.gov/Nchs/Data/Nh...
Compare that to the URL that RNHANES points you to:
wwwn.cdc.gov/Nchs/Nhanes/...
Compare that to the URL that RNHANES points you to:
wwwn.cdc.gov/Nchs/Nhanes/...
https://wwwn.cdc.gov/Nchs/Data/Nhanes/Public/2013/DataFiles/DEMO_H.xpt
HEADER RECORD*******LIBRARY HEADER RECORD!!!!!!!000000000000000000000000000000 SAS SAS SASLIB 9.3 W32_7PRO 23JUL15:09:53:5423JUL15:09:53:54 ...
wwwn.cdc.gov
November 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
For example, For example, for the 2013 year, this is the direct link to the file in the RNHANES tutorial: wwwn.cdc.gov/Nchs/Data/Nh...
Compare that to the URL that RNHANES points you to:
wwwn.cdc.gov/Nchs/Nhanes/...
Compare that to the URL that RNHANES points you to:
wwwn.cdc.gov/Nchs/Nhanes/...
It’s amazing that they want to talk up the system like it’s this oracle and at the same time absolve themselves of any accountability. Oh right, it’s because hedge funds wanna make those 💵💵💵
November 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It’s amazing that they want to talk up the system like it’s this oracle and at the same time absolve themselves of any accountability. Oh right, it’s because hedge funds wanna make those 💵💵💵
It’s just crazy. At least I don’t get an AI summary. But seriously it’s like the un-search engine now
November 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
It’s just crazy. At least I don’t get an AI summary. But seriously it’s like the un-search engine now
Not surprised. Even with EPIC models, there is a huge amount of variability across service lines in terms of calibration and prediction performance
November 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Not surprised. Even with EPIC models, there is a huge amount of variability across service lines in terms of calibration and prediction performance