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Michael Mumford

@michaelmumford.bsky.social

Statistician in agriculture. Part time PhD student. Opinions are my own. Based in Queensland, Australia 🇦🇺.

Michael Mumford @michaelmumford.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Early-bird registration for #AASC2026 closes this Friday. Register now to access the discounted rate! aasc2026.netlify.app/registration

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Registration – #AASC2026

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Michael Mumford @michaelmumford.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Abstract submission date for #AASC2026 officially extended to July 9 (11pm GMT)! Please note that there will be no additional extensions to the abstract submission date aasc2026.netlify.app/abstracts

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Michael Mumford @michaelmumford.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I am excited to announce that Prof. Margarita Moreno Betancur @margaritamb.bsky.social and Associate Prof. Peter Dunn will also be keynote speakers at the 2026 Australasian Applied Statistics Conference! #AASC2026 aasc2026.netlify.app/keynote

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Michael Mumford @michaelmumford.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I am pleased to announce that Dr Petra Kuhnert and Dr Ruth Butler will be joining us at #AASC2026 as invited speakers! aasc2026.netlify.app/keynote

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Keynote Speakers – #AASC2026

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Michael Mumford @michaelmumford.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

The Australasian Applied Statistics Conference 2026 website is now live! aasc2026.netlify.app #AASC2026 #rstats #statsky

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Australasian Applied Statistics Conference 2026 – #AASC2026

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Michael Mumford @michaelmumford.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Last week I had the honour of presenting my PhD research on the development of a statistical model for the multi-enviornment trial analysis of agricultural count data at the Australasian Region Biometrics conference in Canberra. #BIBC2025 #Statistics #biometrics

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Michael Mumford @michaelmumford.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Epidemiology/Statistician position advertised with Biosecurity Queensland. smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-650...

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Principal Scientist | Flexible |

Bring legacy to life. For the future of Queensland and the world. #DPIcareers We are looking for a Principal Scientist (Epidemiology and Statistics), to join our high performing team in Plant Biosecur...

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Sam Levey @slevey.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Hey, I have a new video out! It’s about where the formulas for Least Squares come from, in terms of orthogonal projection. It’s the second in a series about projection (but you don’t need to have watched the first :) youtu.be/73xKLFsXvvM

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Orthogonal Projection Formulas (Least Squares) - Projection, Part 2

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Emi Tanaka @emitanaka.org · 18/12/2024

Job alert 🔈 We are seeking 3 postdocs in #statistics, data science, machine learning, bioinformatics, quantitative biology or related discipline for the Analytics for Australian Grains Industry collaboration. #agriculture #databs See more information here: jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/postdoc...

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Postdoctoral/Research Fellow - Canberra / ACT, ACT, Australia

Classification: Academic Level A/BSalary package: $85,010 - $131,227 per annum plus 17% superannuationTerm: 3x Full-time, Fixed Term (Up to December 2027) The Position Three academic positions are ava...

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Michael Mumford @michaelmumford.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

The Quasi-Newton BFGS algorithm seen in the #rstats optim function explained visually. Another instructive video that I found recently. youtu.be/VIoWzHlz7k8?...

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Understanding scipy.minimize part 1: The BFGS algorithm

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Michael Mumford @michaelmumford.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

An intuitive visual explanation of what SVD actually is. A must watch for anyone using dimension reduction techniques for data analysis. youtube.com/watch?v=vScz...

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