Reposted by Tyson BarrettCarlos Scheidegger @cscheid.net · 07/10/2026quick screencap of qmd->docx->qmd comment flow in quarto 2/quarto-hub 1317
Reposted by Tyson BarrettChristopher Julian @chrisajulian.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I reanalyzed the CDC data behind the LGB “free fall” headline. It rests on a change in bisexual identification among one grade, in one wave, of one survey. Gay or lesbian identification did not change significantly. Calling it a "free fall" is sensational and just gives bad actors talking points. 27640286
Tyson Barrett @healthandstats.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Outside of the obvious open source problems with vibe coding, there is soooo much truth in the “now I have to read/review all of this stuff with my brain power when you used almost none at all” across all layers of work now. Feel this in my bones 😭 2489
Reposted by Tyson BarrettPolars @pola.rs · 06/10/2026We just released Polars 2.0. It removed many of our legacy decisions makes the streaming engine our default and promotes SQL to a first class citizen within Polars. pola.rs/posts/releas...pola.rsRelease of Polars 2.0DataFrames for the new era 06115
Reposted by Tyson BarrettIsabella Velásquez @ivelasq3.bsky.social · 06/10/2026{renv}, {rix}, rv, uvr, ir... so many new #RStats tools! I wrote up a blog post if you've want to unpack (haha) how they work and how they are different. Inspired by @rpodcast.bsky.social's wonderful Data Science Lab episode (thank you, Eric!). Check out the post here: rworks.dev/posts/r-mana...rworks.dev{renv}, {rix}, rv, uvr, ir: An explosion of R package and environment managers – R WorksThere has been an explosion of package/environment/platform managers in the R ecosystem recently. Here, we explore {renv}, {rix}, rv, uvr, and ir. 25915
Reposted by Tyson BarrettR Consortium @rconsortium.bsky.social · 05/10/2026New from the R Consortium’s nlmixr2 Working Group: model diagrams and equations, straight from the code. See how a fitted model can generate its own diagram and equations: r-consortium.org/posts/nlmixr... #RStats #Pharmacometrics 0122
Reposted by Tyson BarrettMina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The problem isn’t that they’re moving past it—it’s that they’re trying to rehabilitate it. Would be better for everyone if people who don’t want to engage with the facts just talked about the play on the field and left it at that. 1043782592
Reposted by Tyson BarrettPosit @posit.co · 01/10/2026Python Polars: The Definitive Cheatsheet condenses a nearly 500-page book into 2 free pages of @pola.rs fundamentals and expressions. It’s built as a quick desk reference for anyone working with DataFrames in #Python. Check it out here: opensource.posit.co/resources/ch...opensource.posit.coPython Polars: The Definitive CheatsheetQuick reference guide for transforming, analyzing, and visualizing data with Python Polars. 0163
Reposted by Tyson BarrettAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort." 694279539556
Reposted by Tyson BarrettGrant McDermott @gmcd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐲𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐭 v0.8.0 now available on CRAN 🎉 grantmcdermott.com/tinyplot/ This is another big release: new plot types, finer facet & axis control, smarter handling of categorical data, and lots more. Same tiny footprint, though. Short highlight thread below 🧵 #rstats 13513
Tyson Barrett @healthandstats.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The writers of the current plotline are getting lazy. As if anyone would believe that *Canada* of all places could even be accused of this, even by someone with dementia. Think we need some new faces in the writers room. 010
Reposted by Tyson BarrettMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Once again, I gotta say: you cannot treat anything you’re feeding into an AI as anonymous. There are enormous ethics implications for, e.g. referees who are clearly uploading others’ unpublished papers without consent, let alone health care professionals or law enforcement 14754276
Reposted by Tyson BarrettJoey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 27/09/2026NEW from me: Over the last 4 years, America has lost more than 200k jobs in creative fields like publishing, film, TV, or graphic design. It's the worst stretch for arts jobs outside of recessions. How much is AI to blame? And can the arts' business model survive?🧵 www.apricitas.io/p/ai-and-the...apricitas.ioAI and the Fall? of the Creative ClassAmerica is Losing Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs in Media, Film & the Arts. How Much is AI to Blame? 17720230
Tyson Barrett @healthandstats.bsky.social · 26/09/2026How ppl don’t see how this will imprison us, I will never understand. Offloading all of our thinking is certainly the worse possible direction tech could go. 040
Reposted by Tyson BarrettEmil Hvitfeldt @emilhvitfeldt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I think I have cracked one of the final things that kept people in keynote over quarto revealjs slides. Introducing ✨️ quarto-revealjs-magic-move ✨️ emilhvitfeldt.com/post/quarto-... #quarto #slidecrafting 25410
Reposted by Tyson BarrettViCBiostat @vicbiostat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Seminar announcement Dianne (Di) Cook: Practical Tools for Data Exploration in Biostatistics 15 October, 4-5pm AEST via Zoom Further details: www.vicbiostat.org.au/event/practi... @visnut.bsky.social 01610
Tyson Barrett @healthandstats.bsky.social · 20/09/2026This I think is the real danger of AI, ppl using it uncritically and trusting outputs bc they look good 110
Tyson Barrett @healthandstats.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Finally (😅) updated my personal website to quarto! It’s been a long time coming but #positconf gave me the motivation I needed to finally just do it. Really pleased with the final layout and the info should be all up to date. Big thanks to those quarto devs out there Tysonbarrett.com 2251
Reposted by Tyson BarrettMatt Henderson @matthen.com · 16/09/2026Trying to forecast the future on a Galton board 1657880
Tyson Barrett @healthandstats.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This talk was so fun to give at my fav conference #positconf2026 and honestly if I can demystify anything for Kelly, I’ve outdone myself. I’ll post the recording when it is available but for now, enjoy some slides tysonbarrett.com/assets/posit... 0100
Reposted by Tyson BarrettKelly Bodwin @kellybodwin.com · 16/09/2026Not @healthandstats.bsky.social finally demystifying what a "skill" is in the last talk of #positconf2026, after it's been mentioned in 1000 times in the last 2 days, and I kept nodding and smiling like "oh yes I definitely know what that is". 😅 4111
Reposted by Tyson BarrettSharon Machlis @smachlis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Tyson Barrett ( @healthandstats.bsky.social ) shared some useful tips on things to add to a CLAUDE.md file or a skills file in his "Teach Once Use Often: Building AI Skills for Data Analysis" #PositConf2026 talk. Slides: tysonbarrett.com/assets/posit... 161
Reposted by Tyson BarrettAndrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 08/07/2026Latest version of Positron can open xlsx files in the data viewer(!) and it has a dropdown menu now for previewing different formats of #QuartoPub documents And—most importantly, but also from a few weeks ago, so less new—the plots panel can pick up dimensions from chunk options!!!! #rstats 312516
Reposted by Tyson BarrettCamille Wynn @camillewynn.bsky.social · 11/06/2026We've never been able to find a validated person-reported measure of conversational success. So our team created one. Developed and validated with help from over 900 participants. Can be used in both research and clinical settings. Check it out! rdcu.be/fnFs0 @healthandstats.bsky.socialrdcu.beThe Person-Reported Outcome of Conversational Success (PROCS): Tool development and psychometric validation 1196
Reposted by Tyson Barretttj mahr 🤘 @tjmahr.com · 30/04/2026migrated a note about plotting probability allocations from ordinal regression models www.tjmahr.com/notes/2022-0...tjmahr.comVisualizing ordinal model probabilities with ribbonsHere is a ggplot2 recipe for plotting cumulative probabilities from ordinal regression models. 1185
Reposted by Tyson BarrettGrant McDermott @gmcd.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Happy to see that `jgd` is now up on CRAN. An alternative #rstats graphics device that's fast and lightweight (mostly pure C). Try it out with our VS Code extension or Deno server. More details: github.com/grantmcdermo... Joint work with the indefatigable @eitsupi.bsky.social. 2396
Reposted by Tyson BarrettNicola Rennie @nrennie.bsky.social · 12/04/2026A question for the #RStats hivemind! Assuming you know the basics of parameterised reporting with #QuartoPub, what would you want to know about that topic next? What took a while to get your head around? What still doesn't make sense about Quarto? 351
Reposted by Tyson BarrettAndrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 04/04/2026Woohoo this essentially replaces my whole hacky workaround here! www.andrewheiss.com/blog/2025/07...andrewheiss.comUse Positron to run R inside a Docker image through SSH | Andrew HeissRunning R in Docker containers is great for reproducible projects, but writing and running code in the container can be a hassle. Use Positron to SSH into local Docker containers instead! 4252
Reposted by Tyson BarrettAndrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 06/03/2026Finally got around to adding fancy links to my different interactive teaching websites for showing things like p-hacking, p-value interpretations, and (still-in-draft-form) DAGs at www.andrewheiss.com/teaching/ #rstats #QuartoPub #statsky 112921
Reposted by Tyson BarrettGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 01/03/2026“Dolly Parton Children’s Hospital did not share how much Parton donated as part of the naming announcement. But Matt Schaefer, its president and CEO, said her support would ensure ‘every child who walks through our doors receives the treatment they deserve.’” GOD BLESS DOLLY PARTONtelegraphherald.comA children's hospital is renamed for Dolly Parton and hopes to transform pediatric care in TennesseeDolly Parton’s name might inspire full-throated sing-a-longs to her working woman’s anthem “9 to 5,” or evoke memories of thrilling days spent at her Dollywood theme park. 227138383076
Reposted by Tyson BarrettGeorgia Tomova @georgiatomova.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Users of survey data, lovers of DAGs, and general methodological enthusiasts, gather round! I'm so excited to share this new paper, joint work with my brilliant colleagues @rjsilverwood.bsky.social, @pwgtennant.bsky.social, and Liam Wright. 🧵academic.oup.comHow can the use of different modes of survey data collection introduce bias? An introduction to mode effects using directed acyclic graphs (DAGs)Abstract. Survey data are self-reported data collected directly from respondents by a questionnaire or an interview and are commonly used in epidemiology. 47230
Reposted by Tyson BarrettRod Hilton @rodhilton.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Anthropic: We lost a contract because we refuse to build Skynet. OpenAI: We'll do it 681570510
Reposted by Tyson BarrettKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 27/02/2026In my time at Princeton, we've had several Army officers in our doctoral program. They've all done excellent work. When this former Princeton undergrad says we're actually teaching them "the enemy's wicked ideology" I have no idea what the hell he's talking about but, of course, neither does he. 1803364721
Tyson Barrett @healthandstats.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Wow, Bugonia was such a fascinating movie. If you are looking for something beautifully unique with incredible performances and a great score, watch it 030
Reposted by Tyson BarrettMax Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 24/01/2026The federal government is executing American citizens in the middle of the street for exercising their constitutional right to freedom of speech. This is tyranny. No free people can accept this kind of government. We need to bring an end to the Trump regime. 28698432592
Reposted by Tyson BarrettMina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 24/01/2026A nurse. A researcher. A helper. 470243533923
Reposted by Tyson BarrettOmar Wasow @owasow.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Evergreen: “The men who were less-skilled at the game and performing worse relative peers—made frequent, nasty comments to female gamers. In other words, sexist dudes are literally losers.” www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-int...washingtonpost.comMen who harass women online are quite literally losers, new study findsResearchers watched how men treated women during 163 plays of the video game Halo 3. 422395755
Reposted by Tyson BarrettConrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 17/01/2026Please share: Pew Research Center will provide $3,000 each for 19 new papers using our recent global datasets. We encourage reuse of our Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures data! www.pewresearch.org/2026/01/16/seek… 1136108
Reposted by Tyson BarrettAndrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 16/01/2026Either Causal Inference in R www.r-causal.org or The Effect! www.theeffectbook.net/index.html 1266
Reposted by Tyson Barrettshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 12/01/2026if you put this in a script even erin brockovitch would be like “too on the nose, dial it back” 20770272213
Tyson Barrett @healthandstats.bsky.social · 01/01/2026Appreciate #strangerthings for distracting me from the other stuff in life for a few hours tonight. Really likes how they wrapped it all up 000
Reposted by Tyson BarrettAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Question: But the president’s statements that he believed the election was rife with fraud—those are statements protected by the First Amendment, correct? Smith: Absolutely not. If they are made to target a lawful government function and are made with knowing falsity, then no, they are not. 490215246976
Reposted by Tyson BarrettJohn Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 25/12/2025DOGE was A LOT less likely to cancel contracts from companies that donated money to Republicans than companies that donated to Democrats. 7034721260
Tyson Barrett @healthandstats.bsky.social · 23/12/2025Noticed that the {revdepcheck} package no longer has the "not being actively maintained" message (looks like it was removed a year ago, just didn't notice). This is such a nice package, thanks to @gaborcsardi.org @hadley.nz and co for keeping it alive 🎉 140
Reposted by Tyson BarrettDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 22/12/2025New, at Can We Still Govern? Poverty is not some insurmountable problem, we can fix it. A group of National Academies of Science researchers review the temporary expansion of the Child Tax Credit during the pandemic, showing it cut child poverty in half. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-have-...donmoynihan.substack.comWhat have we learned about child poverty in America?Members of a National Academy of Sciences committee share insights 8517197