Stats For Bios
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Statistics for biologists, medics, statisticians. Anyone really. By Tim Lucas, lecturer in epi/stats.
Pure comprehensible input. No English. No "learning".
November 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Pure comprehensible input. No English. No "learning".
Yeah I've gone down a bit of a google maps rabbit hole! Maybe I'll check the package docs sometime.
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Yeah I've gone down a bit of a google maps rabbit hole! Maybe I'll check the package docs sometime.
Sorry this has all got me on a quick nostalgia kick. This is the venue I learned to love live music in (the Freebutt). It got closed down because they built residential houses next to it, people moved in and didn't like the noise. And now it's just nothing. What an absolute waste.
November 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Sorry this has all got me on a quick nostalgia kick. This is the venue I learned to love live music in (the Freebutt). It got closed down because they built residential houses next to it, people moved in and didn't like the noise. And now it's just nothing. What an absolute waste.
We're the Norf-wards roads, we're the Norf-wards roads, we're the Norf-ward Brigh'on boys.
We're the Sarf-wards roads, we're the Sarf-wards roads, we're the Sarf-wards Brigh'on boys.
We're the Sarf-wards roads, we're the Sarf-wards roads, we're the Sarf-wards Brigh'on boys.
November 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM
We're the Norf-wards roads, we're the Norf-wards roads, we're the Norf-ward Brigh'on boys.
We're the Sarf-wards roads, we're the Sarf-wards roads, we're the Sarf-wards Brigh'on boys.
We're the Sarf-wards roads, we're the Sarf-wards roads, we're the Sarf-wards Brigh'on boys.
What is "up"? At first I thought they must be rotated so that up is the mode. But then Seaford for example isn't. But Brighton just isn't that North/South.
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
What is "up"? At first I thought they must be rotated so that up is the mode. But then Seaford for example isn't. But Brighton just isn't that North/South.
Reverse causality of reverse assignment. Maybe you have lasted this long *because* you didn't know about it. It's dangerous.
November 19, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Reverse causality of reverse assignment. Maybe you have lasted this long *because* you didn't know about it. It's dangerous.
Yes good point. I definitely prefer to shift (when possible) the covariates such that the intercept is something like the population wide prevalence. Much easier to think about that way. I'm sure there's cases when that doesn't make sense though.
November 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Yes good point. I definitely prefer to shift (when possible) the covariates such that the intercept is something like the population wide prevalence. Much easier to think about that way. I'm sure there's cases when that doesn't make sense though.
Yeah, you nearly always know which side of 0.5 the probability should be. For most epi work it's obvious that beta < 0.
But just having that N(0, 1.25) is a nice start point to think sensibly from.
But just having that N(0, 1.25) is a nice start point to think sensibly from.
November 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Yeah, you nearly always know which side of 0.5 the probability should be. For most epi work it's obvious that beta < 0.
But just having that N(0, 1.25) is a nice start point to think sensibly from.
But just having that N(0, 1.25) is a nice start point to think sensibly from.
Yup I love it to. I know sometime I'll do one that is a fail and it'll be horrible. But so far it's just deeply enjoyable.
November 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Yup I love it to. I know sometime I'll do one that is a fail and it'll be horrible. But so far it's just deeply enjoyable.
Yeah not sure why I got it so wrong! Coming from UK pounds. It was about 70p a few years ago but back to 50p now. Still, never the 90p I was assuming...
November 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Yeah not sure why I got it so wrong! Coming from UK pounds. It was about 70p a few years ago but back to 50p now. Still, never the 90p I was assuming...
Sad to have missed this. Lots of great symposia!
November 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Sad to have missed this. Lots of great symposia!
- Format didn't promote deep questions. Often questions left till end. Have to squish past people to walk to mic. Mostly short presentations with even shorter Q&A.
Overall, the vibe was fact finding rather than deep science. Not that surprising that it feels different to a stats conference. 3/3
Overall, the vibe was fact finding rather than deep science. Not that surprising that it feels different to a stats conference. 3/3
November 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
- Format didn't promote deep questions. Often questions left till end. Have to squish past people to walk to mic. Mostly short presentations with even shorter Q&A.
Overall, the vibe was fact finding rather than deep science. Not that surprising that it feels different to a stats conference. 3/3
Overall, the vibe was fact finding rather than deep science. Not that surprising that it feels different to a stats conference. 3/3
- Lots of people here seem to be fact finding. Slightly different vibe.
- Following, perhaps a lack of criticality. Questions were more clarification of details and rare robust probing of methods or findings.
2/n
- Following, perhaps a lack of criticality. Questions were more clarification of details and rare robust probing of methods or findings.
2/n
November 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
- Lots of people here seem to be fact finding. Slightly different vibe.
- Following, perhaps a lack of criticality. Questions were more clarification of details and rare robust probing of methods or findings.
2/n
- Following, perhaps a lack of criticality. Questions were more clarification of details and rare robust probing of methods or findings.
2/n
You don't go with nun-ya beeswax?
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
You don't go with nun-ya beeswax?