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bethlinas.bsky.social
I can’t begin to tell you how much research, policy, and programming revolve around the use of NHANES data. Again, you think these lay offs don’t affect you? Think again- money gets allocated based, in part, on what these data show. This is stunning
CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off
NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.
www.statnews.com
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kellybodwin.com
Despite all the uncertainty right now in American Higher Ed, our department is hiring!

jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/55...

Happy to answer any questions you have - it's a wonderful place to work. 🥰

(Note: this is a tenure-track TEACHING position, not a good fit for research-only goals.)
Cal Poly - Details - Tenure Track Position - Statistics
jobs.calpoly.edu
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drgregorymorgan.bsky.social
Rare white whale sighted in New Zealand:
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Rare white humpback whale spotted off coast of Kaikōura
Could it be the world-famous Migaloo who hasn’t been spotted in five years?
www.stuff.co.nz
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malcolmbarrett.malco.io
It’s actually confounder and E <- C -> O
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malcolmbarrett.malco.io
Did you pre-register your birthday party so you really know if you’re having fun or not?
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malcolmbarrett.malco.io
That means you get a third deviation free! Happy birthday and also happy Friday
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malcolmbarrett.malco.io
On Friday as a lil treat
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chelseaparlett.bsky.social
My job would be so much easier if correlation was causation😔
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malcolmbarrett.malco.io
Uh oh I give out cheat sheets in my classes. Am I the problem with academic integrity??
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malcolmbarrett.malco.io
hold on y'all, mall is a package for nlp processing not doing things for you. this is actually a strong use case of llms
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malcolmbarrett.malco.io
TIL!
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dingdingpeng.the100.ci
Happy to announce that I'll give a talk on how we can make rigorous causal inference more mainstream 📈

You can sign up for the Zoom link here: tinyurl.com/CIIG-JuliaRo...
Causal inference interest group, supported by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies Seminar series 20th October 2025, 3pm BST (UTC+1) "Making rigorous causal inference more mainstream" Julia Rohrer, Leipzig University Sign up to attend at tinyurl.com/CIIG-JuliaRohrer
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shikokuchuo.net
mirai 2.5.1 released.

mirai.r-lib.org

This is a patch release, but brings a new synchronous mode: `daemons(sync = TRUE)` runs your code in the same process. This means you can now drop into a browser session *within* your mirai #rstats code!

p.s. amazing hex stickers made by someone @posit.co!!
mirai R package hex sticker
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Reposted by Barrett, Richard McElreath, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham

avehtari.bsky.social
I'm looking for a doctoral student with Bayesian background to work on Bayesian workflow and cross-validation (see my publication list users.aalto.fi/~ave/publica... for my recent work) at Aalto University.

Apply through the ELLIS PhD program (dl October 31) ellis.eu/news/ellis-p...
ELLIS PhD Program: Call for Applications 2025
The ELLIS mission is to create a diverse European network that promotes research excellence and advances breakthroughs in AI, as well as a pan-European PhD program to educate the next generation of AI...
ellis.eu
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thecorlew.bsky.social
seven-year-old: “who’s voice is that”

me: “Bob Dylan”

7yo: “is that yr friend”

me: “no a singer”

7yo: “not a very good singer”
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malcolmbarrett.malco.io
My Alma mater has not historically shown much moral fortitude in the face of a big pile of money so I don’t have high hopes about this. Hopefully they find a little spine.

laist.com/news/educati...
USC asked to commit to Trump values to gain preference for grants. Newsom threatens state funding
USC says it’s reviewing the letter also sent to eight other prestigious schools nationwide. California's governor vowed that any California universities that sign will lose state funding.
laist.com
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ginareynolds.bsky.social
📊💿🧡🎉 Exciting news!!

'Release party' tomorrow Friday Oct 3rd at 3pm Eastern for #ggplot2 v4.0.0!

With developer and maintainer @teunbrand! bit.ly/join-gg-exte...
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andrew.heiss.phd
WHOA I just discovered the kbd shortcode in #QuartoPub, which automatically creates an OS-specific element, You can specify different OSes and it'll show them in an HTML title element, or expand them in print formats - documentation here: quarto.org/docs/authori...
--- title: "Magical `kbd` shortcode" format: html: default typst: default --- Press {{< kbd mac=Command-Shift-K win=Ctrl-Shift-K linux=Ctrl-Shift-K >}} to render the document; use {{< kbd mac=Command-Shift-P win=Ctrl-Shift-P linux=Ctrl-Shift-P >}} to open the Command Palette in Positron Magical kbd shortcode Press ⌘⇧K to render the document; use ⌘⇧P to open the Command Palette in Positron (with a title element showing all the other OS-specific shortcuts) Typst PDF with Magical kbd shortcode Press Command-Shift-K (mac), Ctrl-Shift-K (linux), Ctrl-Shift-K (windows) to render the document; use Command-Shift-P (mac), Ctrl-Shift-P (linux), Ctrl-Shift-P (windows) to open the Command Palette in Positron
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duckdb.org
✨ We launched a new installation page for DuckDB!

🚀 The new page lets you install the latest stable DuckDB release with just one or two clicks. If the defaults don't fit your use case, no worries: alternative download methods remain available for many clients.
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thomasp85.com
🎨 Theming got a huge overhaul with the latest #ggplot2 release. In honour of that @teunbrand.bsky.social has written a comprehensive deep-dive into styling your plots, covering both old and new functionality. Grab a coffee and dive in!

#rstats
ggplot2 styling
This post discusses one function in ggplot2: `theme()`. Find out about the glamour of graphics in this deep-dive article.
www.tidyverse.org
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randyau.com
This week on Counting Stuff. Layoffs! I'm in search for a job now! It sucks but here we are!

Now's the ideal time to give me money in exchange for time or a project. Or if you just have leads in quantitative/data/researchy positions across NYC or remotely

www.counting-stuff.com/looking-for-...
Looking for work, surprise edition
I always told my wife this newsletter was my backup plan...
www.counting-stuff.com
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pyopensci.org
Want your #Python code to be easier to share + reuse? 📦

Join pyOpenSci + #StanfordOSPO for an online workshop:
Create a Python package: make your code easier to share and use

🗓 Thu, Oct 2 · 10 AM MT / 9 AM PT
🔗 pyopensci.org/events/pyopensci-stanford-create-python-package-workshop.html
pyOpenSci Workshop: Create a Python package – Stanford Open Source Program Office
Python packaging can be tricky to navigate. pyOpenSci will lead a pilot workshop on creating your first Python package. The goal of this workshop is to help scientists learn how to package and make co...
pyopensci.org
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malcolmbarrett.malco.io
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and
a checkbox on a website that says "keep me logged in"
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patriottakes.bsky.social
Pete Hegseth accidentally flipping a skateboard into his nuts on live TV
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noamross.net
{redoc}, my R package for reversible R Markdown documents that enables two-way workflows with MS Word, needs a new name! Weigh in: github.com/redoc-dev/re... #rstats
A new name for a new era · redoc-dev redoc · Discussion #79
Thanks to support from the R Consortium and the Tribal Exchange Network, we're bringing {redoc} back, with a plan for stable release, including some Quarto support, in the first half of 2026. BUT i...
github.com
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publichealthguy1.bsky.social
me navigating RFK’s new barriers to get my vaccines (administrative burden?)
dr. spaceman tells liz lemon If you want a shot, you're going to have to dance for it. (he’s filling a flu vaccine syringe) liz lemon dancing, badly, in front of the good doctor trained at the ho chi minh medical school
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collinberke.bsky.social
Just registered for the @rconsortium.bsky.social's 'How to use `pointblank` to understand, validate, and document your data' online workshop. I'm looking forward to learning more from @richmeister.bsky.social.

Sign up here: r-consortium.org/webinars/how...

#RStats #DataBS
How to use pointblank to understand, validate, and document your data – R Consortium
r-consortium.org
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albertocairo.com
BIG NEWS! We've updated the website of the Open Visualization Academy, where you can see all its contributors: openvisualizationacademy.org

This is the announcement in our newsletter: openvisualizationacademy.beehiiv.com/p/we-re-back...

#dataViz #infographics #dataJournalism #dataVis 📊

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alxrh.bsky.social
I'm tickled pink to announce that player, my new R package, is now on CRAN! Kill time while your analysis scripts run with hangman, poker, 2048, and 7 other games! Plus, each game runs in the console, so it may look to the unsuspecting eye like you're actually working!

pkg.rossellhayes.com/player/
The hex sticker logo for the player R package. A video game controller with WASD and arrow keys from a keyboard in place of buttons, with the word "player" written across the center. A game of hangman being played in the R console. A game of 5-card draw video poker being played in the R console. A game of 2048 being played in the R console.
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alsweigart.bsky.social
The video course that accompanies Automate the Boring Stuff with Python is free with this link: www.udemy.com/course/autom... You get lifetime access to the videos and forums.
Automate the Boring Stuff with Python Programming Course
A practical programming course for office workers, academics, and administrators who want to improve their productivity.
www.udemy.com
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