Not So Standard Deviations

Not So Standard Deviations episodes:

• 02.26.2024

  185 - Consultation Lessons Learned

  Roger and Hilary talk about a consulting engagement gone wrong and whether there have been any good consulting engagements.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations...

  
• 02.16.2024

  184 - Unknown Unknowns

  Hilary and Roger talk about whether it might be better if ChatGPT didn’t give you what you wanted.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book...

  
• 01.31.2024

  183 - What’s an Informative Tool?

  Hilary and Roger discuss what makes a data analytic tool informative for a given problem and Hilary, predictably, gets furious.   Show Notes Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard...

  
• 01.10.2024

  182 - The Best CEOs Not Named Hilary

  Hilary and Roger ring in the new year with some discussion of AI and data science, Roger’s upcoming spring semester data science course, and some predictions for 2024.    Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter/X Roger on...

  
• 11.15.2023

  181 - Welcome to the Parkerverse

  Hilary and Roger discuss Hilary’s new ChatGPT consulting business and tease the future of data analysis with AI.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter/X Roger on BlueSky Hilary on Twitter/X Hilary on BlueSky List of NSSD...

  
• 10.04.2023

  180 - Lessons from T2

  Hilary and Roger discuss how to improve ChatGPT interactions and important lessons learned from Terminator 2.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book...

  
• 09.06.2023

  179 - AI Grand Strategy

  Hilary and Roger are discussing Python in Excel, speed cubing data, and a grand strategy for AI weapons.   Show Notes: Python in Excel World Cube Association Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of...

  
• 08.22.2023

  178 - Hilary is Cranky About Everything

  Hilary and Roger discuss data vs. oil, large language models, automated vehicles, and Hilary contributes to Roger’s research.    Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard...

  
• 08.12.2023

  177 - We’re Back!

  Hilary and Roger return to see if anything has changed in the world since they took their break. Topics include the changing world of social media and the “data as oil” metaphor.   Show Notes: Catching up with the weird...

  
• 05.03.2023

  176 - Is R the Worst?

  Hilary and Roger make a special announcement and discuss large language models, prompt engineering, and the frustration of teaching R these days.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get...

  
• 04.17.2023

  175 - Apocalypse Later

  Hilary and Roger discuss Posit ads and continue the discussion of ChatGPT and AI (including AI movies!)   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations...

  
• 04.04.2023

  174 - The Future Was Here

  Hilary and Roger debate the impacts and time horizon of ChatGPT and its competitors.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe...

  
• 03.14.2023

  173 - Narrative Diagrams

  Hilary and Roger reflect on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, discuss what the goal of data version control is, and critique Roger’s idea for a way to learn from other people’s data analyses.   Show Notes: Support us on...

  
• 02.17.2023

  172 - Efficient Counterfactuals

  Hilary and Roger winge about Twitter, correct the record about dbt, and consider more counterfactuals.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book ...

  
• 02.03.2023

  171 - Orchestrating the Reverse ETL

  Hilary recovers from COVID while Roger throws various difficult discussion topics at her. They talk about Charlie Javice, Data Day Texas, Posit / Palantir, and classified documents.   Show Notes: JP Morgan Chase lawsuit against Frank Palantir news...

  
• 01.13.2023

  170 - An Abbreviated Episode

  Hilary spills a smoothie and coffee and Roger starts teaching again.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast...

  
• 12.16.2022

  169 - Farewell 2022

  Hilary and Roger close out the year discussing brain biomarkers, ChatGPT and AI art, and Roger’s failed experiment with a rocket company.   Show Notes Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get...

  
• 12.03.2022

  168 - Mugs for Data Science

  Hilary and Roger design a coffee experiment, sell some mugs, and discuss Roger’s college transcript.   Show Notes: Not So Standard Mugs Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So...

  
• 11.21.2022

  167 - Twilight of the Bird

  Hilary and Roger follow up on DALL-E and discuss the main topic of the day – Twitter and whether there are any viable alternatives. Show Notes: Roger as Cowboy Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter...

  
• 10.07.2022

  166 - Podcast in the Style of Data

  Hilary and Roger discuss Roger’s latest coffee conundrum, remaking the 2007 Apple store, and using DALL-E for ad campaigns. And Roger is hiring a postdoc!   Show Notes: Roger’s Postdoc Ad: https://rdpeng.org/postdoc.html Bootcut Jeans Anthropologie Bootcut Jeans Uniqlo...

  
• 09.22.2022

  165 - QR No-Code

  Hilary and Roger celebrate their podcast-iversary by discussing The Dropout, Hilary’s startup experience, and developing a totally straightforward system for living in two different locations.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of...

  
• 09.10.2022

  164 - What is Data Science?

  Hilary and Roger are back after a short break to discuss Roger’s new job, the meaning of data science, and limited liability algorithms.   Show Notes: UT Austin Statistics and Data Sciences Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary...

  
• 08.10.2022

  163 - Life Extension Juice

  Hilary and Roger reflect on rstudio::conf(2022) and follow up on assumptions vs. constraints for statistical methods.   Show Notes: Introduction to Modern Statistics Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not...

  
• 07.29.2022

  162 - Conference Planning

  Hilary and Roger discuss the upcoming RStudio Conference and figure out what talks Roger should go to.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations...

  
• 07.15.2022

  161 - CoPodcasting

  Hilary and Roger follow up on TikTok, Twitter, and then discuss why statisticians are so bad at training people in data analysis.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get...

  
• 07.05.2022

  160 - Sentient Podcast

  Hilary is fresh from raising capital and Roger thinks they should start a TikTok account.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book ...

  
• 06.15.2022

  159 - Ecosystems vs. Platforms

  Hilary and Roger discuss deprecated packages, the tidyverse ecosystem, the end of fashion, creators and platforms, and whether certain people understand data science.   Show Notes: Paper that Roger Meant to Write but Didn’t Support us on Patreon Roger...

  
• 06.01.2022

  158 - Getting the Email

  Hilary and Roger discuss testing apps on iPods, updating R packages and getting the “email” from CRAN, and going back to conferences.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get...

  
• 05.05.2022

  157 - Early Morning Vibe

  Hilary and Roger discuss Docker for analytic pipelines, deep learning, the right/wrong way to get feedback, and the future of Twitter.   Show Notes: Fit without fear: remarkable mathematical phenomena of deep learning through the prism of interpolation Support...

  
• 04.20.2022

  156 - Hilary’s New Job

  Hilary and Roger talk about Hilary’s new job as Chief Technology Officer of Indyx.    Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe...

  
• 04.12.2022

  155 - I Just Wanna ML

  Hilary is back from special assignment in the Yukon. She and Roger talk about prediction modeling (and how Hilary hates it), self-driving cars, and chatting (or not) with virtual agents.   Show Notes Tensorflow MacOS Support us on Patreon Roger...

  
• 04.04.2022

  154 - Just Tweak Some Parameters

  Roger welcomes back Lucy D’Agostino McGowan to the show to discuss building prediction models and how they may or may not relate to causal inference.   Show Notes: Lucy D’Agostino McGowan Hundreds of AI tools have been built to...

  
• 03.07.2022

  153 - Bee to Bee to Cee

  Hilary and Roger discuss whether they understand their models, changing programming languages, using RStudio for everything, and deep learning.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So...

  
• 02.21.2022

  152 - Totally Normal

  Hilary and Roger continue to track Roger’s deep learning journey.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on...

  
• 02.07.2022

  151 - How Deep Is The Learning?

  Hilary and Roger discuss Twitter Spaces, career advice, and deep learning.   Show Notes: Deep Learning Book Robert Nowak’s IMS Medallion Lecture Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So...

  
• 01.24.2022

  150 - Microdosing Data Science

  Hilary and Roger discuss Sir David Cox, esport competitions, and hand out more bad career advice.   Show Notes: Sir David Cox The Cox Model Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD...

  
• 01.07.2022

  149 - Data Analyst End Game

  Hilary and Roger discuss Theranos (for the last time??), Excel as e-sport, and Hilary gives some more bad career advice.   Show Notes: Financial Modeling World Cup Finals The Missing Analytics Executive Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter...

  
• 12.28.2021

  148 - Not The Holiday Episode You Were Hoping For

  Roger and Hilary discuss the meaning of the Christmas spirit. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon   Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on...

  
• 12.10.2021

  147 - Data Science TPS Reports

  Hilary and Roger have a winding discussion about rubrics and check lists. And Hilary observed a functional data science team in the wild.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows...

  
• 12.01.2021

  146 - Riding the Data Scientist Title

  Hilary and Roger follow up on Zillow, talk about negotiation in data science, and discuss the title of data scientist.   Show Notes: WSJ Article on Zillow Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter Get the...

  
• 11.12.2021

  145 - Get Used to Being Unhappy

  Hilary and Roger discuss data analysis and communication, analysis correctness, Zillow Offers, and another installment of Hilary’s Bad Career Advice.   Show Notes: Hilary Parker on Casual Inference Podcast Episode 35 with Sean Taylor What Data Folk...

  
• 10.29.2021

  144 - Taxonomy of Misery

  Hilary and Roger inaugurate a new segment: Hilary’s Bad Advice. Also they discuss spacecraft trajectories calculated with Excel, Theranos, filesystems, and San Francisco data analysis politics.   Show Notes: Trajectory Design of the Lucy Mission Theranos Ask a...

  
• 10.18.2021

  143 - Analytic Discovery Process

  Hilary and Roger discuss scientific discovery vs. building and designing analyses, Hilary giving bad advice, and Hilary’s new career!   Show Notes: Analytics Power Hour Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter Get the Not So Standard...

  
• 10.04.2021

  142 - Truth or Useful

  Hilary and Roger keep track of the Elizabeth Holmes trial, follow up on useful models and formal analysis, and discuss data analysis requirements and experimental design.   Show Notes: Latin square Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter...

  
• 09.20.2021

  141 - Useful Models

  Hilary and Roger discuss whether models should be correct or useful.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts ...

  
• 09.07.2021

  140 - Booboo Detection

  Hilary and Roger discuss the upcoming Elizabeth Holmes trial, hot tea, distraction free computing, and designing a study for detecting data booboos. Also, Roger has a new Patreon benefit!   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary...

  
• 08.20.2021

  139 - Eliciting Chocolate

  Hilary and Roger discuss Internet woes, mugs, data editors, and user testing chocolate.   Show Notes: Cacao ceremony Esalen The Good Chocolate Certified Software by Zhong Shao   Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter...

  
• 08.06.2021

  138 - Big Brothering It

  Hilary and Roger compare mugs and then follow up on how to incentivize data quality assurance.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon page Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to...

  
• 07.23.2021

  137 - Getting to Right

  Hilary and Roger follow up on GitHub Copilot, discuss SAS (briefly!), and talk about ways in which people determine that data are “right”.   Show Notes: Hilary’s thread on data checking Support us on Patreon page Roger on Twitter...

  
• 07.08.2021

  136 - Dream Solution

  Hilary and Roger talk about tidymodels one more time with listener feedback, discuss the central question of data science, alternate ways to characterize uncertainty, and GitHub Copilot.   Show Notes: Hill’s Criteria for Data Scientists - https://livefreeordichotomize.com/2016/12/15/hill-for-the-data-scientist-an-xkcd-story/ Support us...