
Not So Standard Deviations
Roger Peng and Hilary Parker talk about the latest in data science and data analysis in academia and industry.
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Aug 20, 2021 • 1h 12min
139 - Eliciting Chocolate
Hilary and Roger discuss Internet woes, mugs, data editors, and user testing chocolate. Show Notes: Cacao ceremony Esalen The Good Chocolate Certified Software by Zhong Shao Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

Aug 6, 2021 • 55min
138 - Big Brothering It
Hilary and Roger compare mugs and then follow up on how to incentivize data quality assurance. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon page Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

Jul 23, 2021 • 1h 5min
137 - Getting to Right
Hilary and Roger follow up on GitHub Copilot, discuss SAS (briefly!), and talk about ways in which people determine that data are “right”. Show Notes: Hilary’s thread on data checking Support us on Patreon page Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

Jul 8, 2021 • 1h 9min
136 - Dream Solution
Hilary and Roger talk about tidymodels one more time with listener feedback, discuss the central question of data science, alternate ways to characterize uncertainty, and GitHub Copilot. Show Notes: Hill’s Criteria for Data Scientists - https://livefreeordichotomize.com/2016/12/15/hill-for-the-data-scientist-an-xkcd-story/ Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

Jun 24, 2021 • 37min
135 - Moderate Confidence
Hilary and Roger follow up on the discussion about tidymodels and machine learning, and discuss the way evidence is interpreted in the intelligence community. Show Notes: Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

Jun 10, 2021 • 1h 9min
134 - Special Guest Julia Silge
Hilary and Roger welcome Julia Silge to the show to talk about tidymodels, modeling, and other important topics. Show Notes: Julia Silge You Look Like a Thing and I Love You Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

May 28, 2021 • 1h 7min
133 - Cicada Special
Hilary and Roger are back with things to talk about, including some follow up on design thinking, how Family Feud is related to data analysis, and the role of trust in data analysis. Show Notes: Trustworthy Data Analysis (Simply Statistics) Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

May 12, 2021 • 18min
132 - Languishing
Hilary and Roger discuss some NSSD-centric but ancillary topics for this episode. Show Notes: Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

Apr 30, 2021 • 1h 5min
131 - Email Grab Bag
Hilary and Roger go through the mail bag and answer some listener questions about tidymodels, advice for beginners, and negative and positive controls in data analysis. Show Notes: Finding a lost hiker workflowsets package Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations@gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

Apr 14, 2021 • 50min
130 - Four Sigma Club
Hilary and Roger discuss whether Hilary is becoming the thing she criticizes and how large p-values should really be. Show Notes: Hilary Asks The Internet Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations@gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell
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