Five levels of analytical automation
I have been thinking more about how programming that requires minimal human input is a virtue in computer science, and … Morecontinue reading.
Author: Robert
She was like omg, and I was like no way
Why are there zombie stats (they’re not true, and nobody really believes them anyway, yet they refuse to die)? I … Morecontinue reading.
BayesCamp prize 2019
Each year at the International Workshop on Computational Economics and Econometrics, I award a BayesCamp prize for the talk with … Morecontinue reading.
Elections, ranking and Bayes
I was at the International Workshop on Computational Economics and Econometrics last week, which I help to organise and is … Morecontinue reading.
SIST thought 1: likelihood and priors for model space
This was a thread on Twitter but I wanted to share it here for a different audience. Today’s thought (actually … Morecontinue reading.
Hand-crafted artisanal data versus autonomous machine learning
This was a thread on Twitter, and I thought should reach a different audience here too. If you wonder why … Morecontinue reading.
Can we get hyper-local infrastructure time series with StreetView and deep learning?
More Google StreetView ideas. Suppose you wanted a measure of infrastructure investment, or of fragility because maintenance has been cut … Morecontinue reading.
Nominalia, a region where the priests conduct Strange Rites
You have a nominal predictor variables with many values. That is to say, there are many categories and they do … Morecontinue reading.
Google StreetView exercises in workshops
I’m now starting workshops on some topics with this small group exercise: You’re the CEO of a startup that’s going … Morecontinue reading.
Books for sale!
I’m clearing out some books. You can buy them! They are all good ones, it’s just that I don’t need … Morecontinue reading.
Introductory course on Bayesian data analysis for beginners with Rasmus Bååth
On 25 November 2019, BayesCamp will be hosting a one-day course called Get up and running with Bayesian data analysis, … Morecontinue reading.
Review of “The Harvard Business Review Guide To Business Analytics Basics For Managers”
I picked this little book up at a railway station for two reasons: as a trainer, I wanted to find … Morecontinue reading.
Test-driving analysis software
I recently started an exciting new project where I test-drive a wide range of software for data analysis. Mostly, these … Morecontinue reading.
Machine Learning explained for statistics folk
I’m running a one-day workshop called “From Statistics To Machine Learning” in central London on 28 October, for anyone who … Morecontinue reading.
Summer 2019 workshops: clinical audit stats, and a data science primer for managers
I am doing two BayesCamp workshops in central London this summer: Statistical Analysis for Clinical Audit, 21 June [bookings] Data … Morecontinue reading.
Features in Stata 15: a collection of blog posts
After Stata 15 came out in the summer of ’17, I wrote a series of blog posts for Timberlake, the … Morecontinue reading.
Randomisation tests comparing dependent correlations
This is about some academic work I did that never got published. But, I think it should be out there … Morecontinue reading.
First reads in AI: three short reviews
I had cause a few years ago to read up quickly on AI. I don’t mean the same as people … Morecontinue reading.
Review of Data Walking
The Data Walking project was organised and written up by David Hunter at Ravensbourne University London (which you might remember … Morecontinue reading.
Call for papers: spatial analysis, agent-based models … Rome, July
I am a co-organiser of the International Workshop on Computational Economics and Econometrics, taking place this year on 3-5 July … Morecontinue reading.
