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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 3h

Do you create statistical software as part of your work and want to learn how to make a publication out it? Be it #RStats or #python, this #WOMBAT2026 tutorial is for you. Register before 18 October to get the early bird. wombat2026.numbat.space/program/tuto...

WOMBAT 2026
Tutorials
Fonti Kar and Dianne Cook
Publishing your software
30 November–1 December 2026, Naarm / Melbourne.

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 08/10/2026

Hey, if you want to check all the tutorials and talks in #WOMBAT2026 you can shuffle (or skim) through the schedule. wombat2026.numbat.space/program/sche... #RStats #DataScience

WOMBAT 2026
Workshop Organised by the Monash Business Analytics Team
REGISTER
30 November - 1 December
Naarm / Melbourne
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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 07/10/2026

Learn how to make #RStats go vroom by sprinkling some C++ on it (and mixing your metaphors). Early Bird ends 18 October! 🦃 Register now! wombat2026.numbat.space/program/tuto... #DataAnalysis #BusinessAnalytics

WOMBAT 2026 Tutorials
Tomasz Woźniak
"Getting Started with C++ for Faster Forecasting in R
30 November–1 December 2026 Naarm / Melbourne

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 07/10/2026

Good news! We extended our early bird pricing to 18 October! But don't dilly-dally, register now for our terrific tutorials and wonderful workshop. wombat2026.numbat.space/participatio... #RStats #WOMBAT2026 #DataScience

WOMBAT 2026
Workshop Organised by the Monash Business Analytics Team

Early Bird extended
18 October

30 November - 1 December 2026
Naarm / Melbourne
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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 06/10/2026

What does the author of half the #RStats tidyverse use to build packages today? Hadley Wickham shows his Positron + AI workflow at #WOMBAT2026. Register to see it. wombat2026.numbat.space/program/tuto...

WOMBAT 2026
Tutorials
Hadley Wickham
Modern package development with Positron + Al
30 November - 1 December 2026
Naarm / Melbourne
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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 06/10/2026

Early bird closes 11 October so hurry up and register #WOMBAT2026! You can register for the tutorials or the workshop, or both! wombat2026.numbat.space/participatio... #RStats #DataScience

WOMBAT 2026
Workshop organised by the Monash Business Analytics Team
"Early Bird Pricing"

30 November–1 December in Naarm/Melbourne.

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 31/07/2026

Our keynote speaker for #WOMBAT2026 will be the unusual Rob Hyndman on anomaly detection. You don't want to miss this outstanding event. wombat2026.numbat.space #Statistics #RStats #DataScience

WOMBAT 2026 Keynote.
Rob Hyndman.
Spotting the weird ones.
30 November - 1 December 2026
Naarm/Melbourne

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 24/07/2026

Do you want to save the date for #WOMBAT2026 but are too lazy to create a calendar event? Click on our website, click on "Save the Date" and select your calendar provider. wombat2026.numbat.space

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 22/07/2026

Come for the #RStats tutorials and #DataScience talks, stay for the #TableTennis. 30 November - 1 December in Melbourne. Save the date! wombat2026.numbat.space #WOMBAT2026

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 22/07/2026

Last year, Jess Hopf showed us how to make better #visualisations... and parking signs! nikkisylianteng.com/parking.html #WOMBAT2026

Photo of a screen showing a presentation slide comparing confusing street parking signs, with a hand drawn- version of a simplified time table and a real version of it.
At the bottom of the slide is the quote "Why do I feel like I have to do complex maths to figure out two simple questions:
'can I park here?' and 'for how long'?"

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 20/07/2026

#WOMBAT2026 is coming for you, get ready! 30 November and 1 December 2026, Melbourne wombat2026.numbat.space #DataScience #RStats

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 16/07/2026

TIME to save the date for #WOMBAT2026: 30 November - 1 December in Melbourne! Last time we had tremendous tutorials, terrific talks and a table tennis tournament; you don't want to miss! Add the event to your calendar now, before you forget. wombat2026.numbat.space #RStats #DataScience #OpenSource

WOMBAT
Workshop Organised by the Monash Business Analytics Team

30 Nov - 1 Dec 2026. Melbourne, Australia

Learn and discuss open-source tools for business analytics and data science.

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 30/09/2025

Thank you so much too all the speakers and participants. #WOMBAT2025 was lovely and we hope to have you for #WOMBAT2026! We'll share the recordings on youtube, so follow us for news! #RStats #DataScience

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 30/09/2025

Our final talk is by Ben Harrap on the challenges or introducing "best practices" on a project lead by a team that is not experienced with #RStats #WOMBAT2025 #DataScience

WOMBAT 2025 - Invited Talk

Ben Harrap - Designing data infrastructure where people come first

29-30 September 2025, Naarm/Melbourne
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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 30/09/2025

We are building a data team with Tyler Reysenbach. #WOMBAT2025

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 30/09/2025

Back to work after the exhilarating pin-pong tournament. #WOMBAT2025

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 30/09/2025

The exciting matchpoint that decided the winners! #WOMBAT2025

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 30/09/2025

Time for the yearly? ping-pong tournament. The winners get an amazing, one-of-a-kind #WOMBAT2025 circuit board.

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 30/09/2025

Let's chat about software development now! #RStats #WOMBAT2025

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 30/09/2025

I 95% sure that Harriet Mason is next, but we'll see. #WOMBAT2025

WOMBAT 2025 - Invited Talk

Harriet Mason - Visualising Uncertainty with ggdibbler

29-30 September 2025, Naarm/Melbourne
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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 30/09/2025

Democracy works! A bug in the code elected Cold Brew as the best type of coffee according to #WOMBAT2025 elections.

Photo of a screen showing R code with "cold brew" listed as the winner.

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 30/09/2025

The wombat ping-pong table is still a classic. #WOMBAT2025

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 30/09/2025

Cannot post. Too busy doing ggplot battles. #RStats #WOMBAT2025 www.ggplotbattles.dev/challenges/v...

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 30/09/2025

Next, Michael Lydeamore talks about a bunch of tools inspired by the spirit of spending more time automating tasks than the automation saves you. Also known as XKCD 1205 wombat2025.numbat.space/program/work... #WOMBAT2025

Table with "how much time you save off" in rows and "how often you do the task" in columns. Each cell is how long can you work on automating the task before spending more tiem than you save.

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 30/09/2025

Jenny Richmond now talks about the role of AI in education or the role of #education with #AI. #WOMBAT2025

WOMBAT 2025 - Invited talk

Jenny Richmond - Rethinking data science education in the age of genAI

29-30 September 2025, Naarm/Melbourne
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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 30/09/2025

Starting the session after the tea break, James Goldie introducing scrollytelling with the closeread quarto extension. #RStats #WOMBAT2025 #DataDon

WOMBAT 2025 - Invited talk

James Goldie - Closing the scrollytelling gap with Closeread

29-30 September 2025, Naarm/Melbourne
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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 30/09/2025

If you are inspired by NIcola's talk, you can grab today's #TidyTuesday data and create your effective, informative and accessible visualisation! #RStats #WOMBAT2025 www.datawrapper.de/blog/the-dan... github.com/rfordatascie...

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 30/09/2025

The thing about visualisation is that every rule has an exception. #DataVis #WOMBAT2025

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 29/09/2025

First up, Nicola Rennie talking about data visualisation and reviews for travel adapters. #WOMBAT2025 #RStats

WOMBAT 2025 - Keynote

Nicola Rennie - Designing for decision making: how to build effective data visualisations

29-30 September 2025, Naarm/Melbourne
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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 29/09/2025

Our team of volunteers tirelessly worked until the last minute. #WOMBAT2025

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 29/09/2025

Coffee break / sticker grabbing time. #WOMBAT2025

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 29/09/2025

Folks are enjoying the morning tutorials and things are ready for the coffee break. #WOMBAT2025

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 23/09/2025

This is not a drill! I repeat: this is not a drill. Hex stickers area ready for WOMBAT2025! Are you going to miss them? Register here: wombat2025.numbat.space #RStats #DataViz #OpenSource

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 22/09/2025

Lot's of language crosspolination tutorials in #WOMBAT2025. Take "Introduction to Regression Analysis in #Rstats" if you're interested in learning R. OTOH, if you are python-curious you can then come to "Efficiency Analysis in #Python" in the arvo. Register: wombat2025.numbat.space #DataScience

WOMBAT 2025 - Tutorial

Dean Marchiori - Introduction to Regression Analysis in R

29-30 September 2025, Naarm/Melbourne
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WOMBAT 2025 - Tutorial

Jessica Leung - Efficiency Analysis in Python: A Hands-On Tutorial on Stochastic Frontier Analysis and Data Envelopment Analysis

29-30 September 2025, Naarm/Melbourne
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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 22/09/2025

WOMBAT 2025 is just 1 (one!) week away. If you haven't register already, time is running out! 🕰️ wombat2025.numbat.space #RStats #DataScience #BusinessAnalytics #DataViz

WOMBAT 2025

29-30 September Naarm/Melbourne

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 10/09/2025

We're offering two hands-on tutorials on September 29th for those wanting to level up their software dev skills. Learn how to create your own #RStats packages in the morning, followed by an afternoon treat of C++. See the full program & register: wombat2025.numbat.space #WOMBAT2025 #DataScience

WOMBAT 2025 - Tutorial

Nicholas Tierney - Introduction to R Packages

29-30 September 2025, Naarm/Melbourne
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WOMBAT 2025 - Tutorial

Tomasz Woźniak - Getting Started with C++ for Faster Statistical Modelling in R

29-30 September 2025, Naarm/Melbourne
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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 09/09/2025

If you like #DataViz or a curious about it, come on September 29 for a one-two punch of hands-on tutorials and and stick around for Nicola Rennie's talk on building effective data visualisations the next day. See the full program & register: wombat2025.numbat.space #OpenSource #RStats

WOMBAT 2025 - Tutorial

Dianne Cook & Harriet Mason - Visualising Unvertainty

29-30 September 2025, Naarm/Melbourne
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WOMBAT 2025 - Tutorial

Jess Hopf - Building better figures: a scientific graphic design workshop

29-30 September 2025, Naarm/Melbourne
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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 09/09/2025

Just 3 weeks to go before the start of #WOMBAT2025. Come join us to learn about #DataViz, #Statistics, forecasting and all things #DataScience. wombat2025.numbat.space

WOMBAT 2025 - Workshop Organised by the Monash Business Analytics Team

29-30 September Naarm/Melbourne
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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 29/08/2025

Did you notice that writing #RStats package code feels... special? In this conversation, Cynthia Huang will talk to Rob Hyndman and Nick Tierney to discuss the ins and outs of statistical software. More and registration: wombat2025.numbat.space/program/work... #DataScience #DataDrivenDecisions

WOMBAT 2025 - In Conversation

Rob Hyndman & Nick Tierney on Research Software, hosted by Cynthia Huang

29-30 september 2025, Naarm/Melbourne
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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 29/08/2025

Registration here: wombat2025.numbat.space #DataVis #BusinessAnalytics

four panel comic. In the first panel a cute small gray bird sings "chirp chirp". In the second panel, the same bird is chirping but a big speech bubble comes from the right shouting "WOMBAT 2025!". In the third panel, the small bird is dwarfed by a big black bird with messy feathers shouting "Engaging tutorials, great talks, insightful discussions!". In the fourth panel, in closeup, the small gray bird is visibly annoyed while the black bird keeps shouting "Early bird pricing ends in 2 days!".

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 28/08/2025

If you're not 100% confident you can make it to her tutorial on visualising uncertainty, no doubt you won't want to miss Harriet Mason's talk on the ggdibbler package. More info and registration link here: wombat2025.numbat.space/program/work... #DataViz #RStats #Python #DataScience

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 28/08/2025

You know what they say: the early bird gets the WOMBAT. 🦚 Early Bird registration ends in just a few days! wombat2025.numbat.space

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 25/08/2025

Did you know that #Australia has preferential voting? That's great for democracy but much harder for #DataScience. Unless you use Floyd Everest's prefio 📦️ for tidy data manipulation of preferential votes. Cast your vote and register here: wombat2025.numbat.space/program/work... #RStats

WOMBAT 2025 - Invited Talk

Floyd Everest - Tidy analysis of preferential votes with prefio

29-30 september 2025, Naarm/Melbourne
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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 25/08/2025

Students use #ChatGPT to do their homework, so how can teachers design effective courses so they actually learn anything at all? Register before August 31st to get early bird tickets! wombat2025.numbat.space/program/work... #RStats #AI #LLM #DataScience

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 23/08/2025

Are you having trouble designing a figure for your research or report? Bring it to this tutorial to learn and apply principles from graphic design and get feedback! Early bird pricing is ending soon! Register today! wombat2025.numbat.space/program/tuto... #RStats #DataViz #BusinessAnalytics

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 15/08/2025

We've got great tutorials, incredible talks and the opportunity to hang out with a bunch of awesome people from the #DataScience community. But you know that in your heart, y'all come for the hex stickers! Send us photos of your hex stickers! #RStats #Python #DataViz

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WOMBAT 2026 @wombat.numbat.space · 13/08/2025

Making effective scrollytelling visualisations is hard, but @jamesgoldie.dev 's Closeread makes it so much easier. Come learn about Closeread's design decisions and what's coming next for this great tool. wombat2025.numbat.space/program/work... #RStats #Python #BusinessAnalytics #DataViz

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