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Eric Polley

@ecpolley.bsky.social
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Professor and Director of the Biostatistics Laboratory in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Chicago

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Data Science Institute @dsi-uchicago.bsky.social · 14h
Job Opportunities Alert: Associate Professor of Data Science: apply.interfolio.com/194358 Assistant Professor of Data Science: apply.interfolio.com/194104 EOE / Vet / Disability
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“On its way to CRAN” is a great way to start the week (even if this is the second time in about a month)
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Corollary: with very large number of covariates, randomization can’t help you
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Does this foreshadow a Tiny Bookshelf concert series with songs about Epi Methods?
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ENAR @enar-ibs.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Don't miss out on your chance to apply to CENS! Apply here by June 12: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
A bit more advanced, but some great talks on Redcap at the R in Medicine meeting available online, e.g. r-consortium.org/posts/redcap... rconsortium.github.io/RMedicine_we...
r-consortium.org
REDCapSync and RosyREDCap for standardized data pipelines and exploratory data analysis – R Consortium
REDCapSync & RosyREDCap streamline clinical data analysis with R, enhancing research insights & efficiency.
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Healthy Regions + Policies Lab @healthyregions.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Tomorrow is our discussion on “Conceptualizing Opioid Geographies”! This is a great opportunity for anyone working in substance use research, healthcare, or community advocacy. Learn more and register here: gccp.healthyregions.org
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Ok, I’ll bite, when was the last time you had FFPE samples melt together because someone left them out on the loading dock in summer?
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
The Chicago mapping parallel is drop_OHare(), but then you lose the fun fact the zip code is 60666.
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Repost != endorsement
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Still not quite the Naniboujou lodge in Northern MN, but the right direction: www.naniboujou.com
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Quiet Elegance on Lake Superior - Naniboujou Lodge & Restaurant
On Lake Superior near Grand Marais, MN since the 1920s as an ultra exclusive private club. Today you will find an exciting revitalized Naniboujou. Family Owned and operated for over 40 years.
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
How has being an academic now become spending half your day waiting to be verified as a human?
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Data Science Institute @dsi-uchicago.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
UChicago undergraduates and graduate students interested in using AI to tackle real-world scientific challenges are invited to join us at the AI+Science Hackathon, where machine learning meets scientific discovery! Applications are due TOMORROW datascience.uchicago.edu/events/aisci...
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R Consortium @rconsortium.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The R/Medicine Call for Proposals has been extended by one week! New deadline: March 13 First-time speakers are encouraged! Need feedback on your abstract? rmedicine.conference@gmail.com rconsortium.github.io/RMedicine_we... #rstats #opensource #healthcare
R/Medicine 2026 Call for Proposal extended one week to March 13
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Nice summary on the role of the statistician in clinical research (spoiler, it is not the sample size calculation): stattrak.amstat.org/2026/03/02/c...
stattrak.amstat.org
Statistics Is a Journey, Not a Destination
A website for new statistics professionals navigating a data-centric world
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Upcoming session on leveraging external information for the design and analysis of clinical trials at #ENAR2026
ENAR 2026 invited Session, title: "Leveraging External Information in the Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials in the AI Era" with Ted Karrison, Herbert Pang, Mei Polley, Lorenzo Trippa, and Matt Schipper. March 16th, at 1:45 - 3:30PM.
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R Consortium @rconsortium.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
R/Medicine CFP is open 🩺🧪 Deadline: March 6 - still time! Submit: Talks, Lightning Talks, Demos, Workshops - Using R + Shiny for health, lab, clinical data First-time speaker? Email for feedback: rmedicine.conference@gmail.com rconsortium.github.io/RMedicine_we... #rstats #datascience
R Medicine 2026 - main graphic - Call for Proposal, deadline March 6
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Michael Friendly @datavisfriendly.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
ANNOUNCE: Nominations are open for the prestigious ASA Statistical Computing and Graphic Award. 🎖️ It recognizes innovation in computing, software, or graphics that has had a significant impact on statistical practice or research. #rstats #stats community.amstat.org/jointscsg-se...
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The Statistical Computing and Graphics Award - Joint Statistical Computing and Statistical Graphics Section
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
And in the Midwest, Time
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
blog.mikeswanson.com/backseat-sof...
blog.mikeswanson.com
Backseat Software – Mike Swanson's Blog
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
“As appropriate”
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Quartets has a few (fun) datasets I like to use: cran.r-project.org/web/packages...
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quartets: Datasets to Help Teach Statistics
In the spirit of Anscombe's quartet, this package includes datasets that demonstrate the importance of visualizing your data, the importance of not relying on statistical summary measures alone, and w...
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
How many bonus points for responding in punch card?
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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
We learned today that Paul Rathouz of UT-Austin (previously Chicago and UW-Madison) died on Dec. 10. Few people I've known have enwrapped their brilliance with such modesty, decency, and good humor. A mensch's mensch. RIP.
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
kottke.org/25/12/huge-c...
kottke.org
Huge Collection of Laptop Sticker Art
Stickertop.art is a massive collection of the tops of laptop computers adorned with stickers. Laptop stickers are m
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
youtu.be/hvDS-MhkKVo?... Bickel’s historical overview of the UC Berkeley dept of statistics
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Peter Bickel’s Historical Overview of the UC Berkeley Department of Statistics
YouTube video by Berkeley Statistics
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
kottke.org/25/11/004787...
kottke.org
Stigler’s law of eponymy: “No scientific discovery is named...
Stigler’s law of eponymy: “No scientific discovery is named after its original discoverer.” Stigler’s law
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Ok, I’ll admit, I still reference Wikipedia in some of my lectures
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-...
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Hi, It’s Me, Wikipedia, and I Am Ready for Your Apology
“Wikipedia, the constantly changing knowledge base created by a global free-for-all of anonymous users, now stands as the leading force for the dum...
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Great lecture on Stepped Wedge designs:
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Had this debate at a faculty meeting recently. Some memorable quotes.
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
A shift in the operational definition of Research & Development
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Healthy Regions + Policies Lab @healthyregions.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
🗺️ Upcoming Workshop: “Intro to Spatial Data in R” 🗓️ Thursday, October 23, 2025 🕤 9:30–11:30 AM CDT 💻 Virtual; Register here: go.illinois.edu/GCCP-OCT23 This workshop is presented as part of the JCOIN Geospatial Consortium & Community of Practice (GCCP). 👉 gccp.healthyregions.org
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Data Science Institute @dsi-uchicago.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Job Opportunities Alert Associate Professor of Data Science: apply.interfolio.com/174768 Assistant Professor of Data Science: apply.interfolio.com/174766 EOE/Vet/Disability
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Nice discussion with Mark van der Laan, covering many topics including the history of TMLE, and future efforts: causalbanditspodcast.com
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Causal Bandits Podcast
Causal Bandits Podcast: Causal AI, causality, causal inference, discovery, DAGs, machine learning and more!
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
SDOH&Place annual symposium next week in Chicago: symposium2025.sdohplace.org
symposium2025.sdohplace.org
2025 SDOH & Place Symposium
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Achim Zeileis @zeileis.org · 05/09/2025
🚨 Relaunch of CRAN Task View: Clinical Trial Design, Monitoring, and Analysis #rstats Complete rewrite by an int'l team of experts in #clinicaltrials Ya Wang, Thomas Jaki @thomasjaki.bsky.social, Laura Pascasio Harris, Orla Doyle, Elias Laurin Meyer, Wilmar Igl cran.r-project.org/view=Clinica...
Screenshot of the CRAN Task View "Clinical Trial Design, Monitoring, and Analysis" at https://CRAN.R-project.org/view=ClinicalTrials
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Great set of R tips and helpful packages: rfortherestofus.com/2025/06/twen...
rfortherestofus.com
Twenty-Five Things You Didn't Know You Could Do with R
Explore 25 novel ways to utilize R, including pulling data from various sources, data visualization, mapping, using Quarto for reporting, automating tasks,.
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Nan van Geloven @gelovennan.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
New paper in @annalsofim.bsky.social "50 ways to misinterpret clinical prediction models for treatment decisions” --> Published version: www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/... --> Open access version: arxiv.org/pdf/2402.17366
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The Risks of Risk Assessment: Causal Blind Spots When Using Prediction Models for Treatment Decisions | Annals of Internal Medicine
Clinicians increasingly rely on prediction models to guide treatment choices. Most prediction models, however, are developed using observational data that include some patients who have already receiv...
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
More like 48 minutes/week of dread before being able to start work on a redesign
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
news.uchicago.edu/story/prepar...
news.uchicago.edu
Preparing for health care careers: UChicago master’s programs in biomedical sciences and public health
Flexible programs equip students with real-world skills across variety of fields
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
The style guide states this should be statistically significant, not just significant.
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
And then introduce notation to reinvent them?
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Just got a No Kings stencil and chalk in the mail, waiting for the rain to stop and head out to the sidewalk:
No Kings stencil and sidewalk chalk
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Doug Lowry had a helpful diagram explaining this fully funding impact at the beginning of the July CTAC meeting: www.cancer.gov/about-nci/ad...
cancer.gov
2025 Meetings - Clinical Trials and Translational Research Advisory Committee
Agendas and meeting minutes for 2025 Clinical Trials and Translational Research Advisory Committee meetings.
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=07G4...
youtube.com
David Byrne Performs 'Everybody's Coming To My House'
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
New paper out today examining heterogeneity of cardiovascular effects between 4 classes of glucose-lowering therapies: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40673553/
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Heterogeneity of Cardiovascular Effects of Second-Line Glucose-Lowering Therapies in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Across the Range of Moderate Baseline Cardiovascular Risk - PubMed
Cardiovascular benefits of SGLT2is and GLP-1RAs exist across all levels of moderate cardiovascular risk, reinforcing the importance of choosing glucose-lowering therapies that can prevent MACE in all ...
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Bonus points if a tornado siren is going off in earshot?
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Some of this may be trying to emulate what I recall from David Brillinger’s course in applied statistics. Check the data, then think about theory, but difficult to convene in a 9 week quarter
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Eric Polley @ecpolley.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Real data does not look like most classroom examples, how do we help with this transition?
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