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Humans and livestock make up 95% of the world’s mammal biomass; wild mammals are just 5%.
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Performing some quick statistical analyses in classic #RStats and neatly “knitting” them into a PDF using #RMarkdown, #knitr, and #MacTeX #texLaTeX.
Call me old-fashioned, but I really enjoy this workflow. 
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When #teaching #Rstats / #statistics courses, I (and several colleagues of mine) made the experience that it is indeed pretty hard for a lot of students to cope with the file system on their computer. They have questions like: How do I know the "path" of a file? How do I control in which directory something is saved? WHY DO I NEED THIS?!?
I don't want to make fun of these students because I know that this could be because operating systems are increasingly obscuring file/directory systems from their users.
But if I want to teach students to use a scripting/ #programming language independently, that's a real problem!
So my questions to you are: Do you have the same impression when teaching? And if so: How do you deal with this from a teaching perspective? To be honest, I don't want to use precious course time to teach the absolute basics of computers' file systems in the first session(s).
I see more and more applications with the nonsense 'published in a Q1 journal'.
If you want to see how widespread this bonkers #statistics is just search and find gems like this (probably #AI):
"Quartile ranking is a method of ranking the best journals based on their research findings and industry value. SCOPUS and some other publications use this as a criterion to judge the work of authors ... Experts highly recommend submitting research papers in SCOPUS Quartile journals"
Stefano Marinelli
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When #teaching #Rstats / #statistics courses, I (and several colleagues of mine) made the experience that it is indeed pretty hard for a lot of students to cope with the file system on their computer. They have questions like: How do I know the "path" of a file? How do I control in which directory something is saved? WHY DO I NEED THIS?!?
I don't want to make fun of these students because I know that this could be because operating systems are increasingly obscuring file/directory systems from their users.
But if I want to teach students to use a scripting/ #programming language independently, that's a real problem!
So my questions to you are: Do you have the same impression when teaching? And if so: How do you deal with this from a teaching perspective? To be honest, I don't want to use precious course time to teach the absolute basics of computers' file systems in the first session(s).
Has anyone made statistics on the number of #FediDogs or #FediCats posts on #Fediverde?
Although I have a dog friend and post about her on #Pixelfed, I bet there are many more posts about cats.
It would also be interesting to know about their posting habits, how many active profiles there are, and the posting periods for each group.
Konrad Hinsen
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I implore my fellow scientists to stop using the term "AI" to describe every machine learning model and linear regression they come across. Using "AI" to describe LLMs has already made it a completely meaningless term. All that using the term accomplishes is to help the broligarchs in Silicon Valley to sell their snake oil.
PLEASE, JUST SPECIFY WHAT KIND OF MODEL YOU'RE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT!!!
#Science #AI #MachineLearning #statistics #research #technology
Humans and livestock make up 95% of the world’s mammal biomass; wild mammals are just 5%.
Performing some quick statistical analyses in classic #RStats and neatly “knitting” them into a PDF using #RMarkdown, #knitr, and #MacTeX #texLaTeX.
Call me old-fashioned, but I really enjoy this workflow.
The American Statistical Association just released its 2025 report: The Nation’s Data at Risk.
https://www.amstat.org/policy-and-advocacy/the-nations-data-at-risk--2025-report
From the executive summary: "Immediate action must be taken to halt the severe decline in the federal statistical agencies’ ability to meet their basic mission and be positioned to keep up with increasing information needs and to address uncertainty in the trustworthiness of federal statistics. Top leadership in both the Congress and Executive Branch must prioritize investment in modernization to provide the resources, vision, momentum, and oversight required for a robust, relevant, and efficient statistical system for the nation and affirm the importance of credible and objective statistics."
ht @lschiff
#Censorship #Data #DefendResearch #OpenData #Funding #Statistics #Takedowns #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
I implore my fellow scientists to stop using the term "AI" to describe every machine learning model and linear regression they come across. Using "AI" to describe LLMs has already made it a completely meaningless term. All that using the term accomplishes is to help the broligarchs in Silicon Valley to sell their snake oil.
PLEASE, JUST SPECIFY WHAT KIND OF MODEL YOU'RE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT!!!
#Science #AI #MachineLearning #statistics #research #technology
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Understanding Probabilistic Computing with Clojure
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Body by... a data homunculus
source: Information is Beautiful book by David McCandless https://geni.us/IIB-IIB
A minimal human figure diagram titled "google hits" showing internal organs in white, red, and navy blue colors. The figure features an enlarged eye, anatomical heart, and other organs in a simple outline style. Source cited as "Google" by Information Is Beautiful.
A diagram showing calorie usage by different body parts during rest, with percentages labeled on a simplified human figure. Brain uses 19% (240 calories/day), heart 7%, arms 10%, kidneys 10%, and legs 15%. Source cited as "Wikipedia, resting human."
An illustration showing estimated insurance payouts for different body parts, with monetary values labeled on a simplified human figure. Brain ($75,000), ears ($20,000), eyes ($200,000 each), heart ($37,000), kidneys (red), arms ($25,000), hands ($20,000), legs ($75,000), and feet ($1,500) are marked. Source cited as "various AD&D policies, averages."
A cartoon illustration of a simplified human body showing internal organs, and body parts sized by nerve endings. The figure has an enlarged head with exaggerated lips, a brain, stomach, intestines, and heart visible. The body is drawn in a minimalist style with pink and gray colors, labeled "Body By..." at the top.
@infobeautiful This post did it! I had to buy the book.
Now I have to get the 1st book, and ALL your new books! Also, I have to put you in your own list--so I don't miss a post.
Thank you, David, for the GOOD news!
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I wrote out the whole exhausting narrative of what's happened at #UniversityOfNebraskaLincoln to the #statistics, #educational administration, #earth and #atmospheric sciences, and #textiles departments over the past 2.5 months, including the videos, the memes, and a fair bit of snark. https://srvanderplas.github.io/posts/other/unl-program-cuts-despair.html
The Board of Regents decides our fate in 2 days.
Understanding Probabilistic Computing with Clojure
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