Not So Standard Deviations

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Not So Standard Deviations episodes

May 03, 2019 80 - We Have the Fix for Science
Hilary and Roger announce a NEW BOOK CLUB, discuss the rise of causal inference, the new version of RStudio, and different ways to model the data analysis process.

Show notes:

Getting to Yes

The Hidden Air Pollution in Our Homes

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52 min
April 23, 2019 79 - Things Never Get Dirty If You're Always Cleaning
Hilary and Roger discuss the Women in Analytics Conference, GDPR, and Soji for Data. Also a new #hilaryshabits!

Show notes:

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55 min
April 11, 2019 78 - A Sheep in Every Kitchen
Hilary and Roger provide updates about coffee and oat milk, talk about the unbundling of the data scientist job, R style guides, quantifying the performance of music services, and KPI design. And the return of #hilaryshabits!

Show notes:

Google R Style Guide

Henrik Bengtsson's style guide

Tidyverse style guide

Radical Change is Coming to Data Science Jobs

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Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter

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1 hr 4 min
March 28, 2019 77 - Back to Statistics
Hilary and Roger discuss the significance of statistical significance, the elements and principles of data analysis, and how to enforce ethical data science practice.

Show notes:

Scientists rise up against statistical significance

Elements and Principles of Data Analysis

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Get the Not So Standard Deviations book: https://leanpub.com/conversationsondatascience/

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1 hr 4 min
March 08, 2019 76 - Barely a Data Scientist
Hilary and Roger discuss the other jobs of the data scientist, using notebooks, Getting Things Done (on paper), keeping packages on CRAN, and the Women in Data Science Conference.

Show notes:

Women in Data Science Conference

Hilary's New Yorker-style cartoon

R 1.0.0 CD at University of Auckland

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Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter

Get the Not So Standard Deviations book: https://leanpub.com/conversationsondatascience/

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1 hr 1 min
February 21, 2019 75 - Data Science Lite
Hilary and Roger talk about maintaining old R packages, how Hilary manages her time, and the general state of open source software.

Show notes:

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1 hr 18 min
February 09, 2019 74 - I Draw the Line at Fans
Hilary and Roger discuss Roger's foray into cloud computing and how they determine whether they can trust an algorithm or R package. Also, a bonus discussion of the state of data science as a field.

Show notes:

Maelle Salmon's blog post

Box and Whiskers

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Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

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Get the Not So Standard Deviations book: https://leanpub.com/conversationsondatascience/

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1 hr 6 min
January 24, 2019 73 - Time Tracking Fiasco
Hilary and Roger discuss this year's RStudio Conference and the perils of collecting data without first thinking about it. Also, the return of free advertising.

Show notes:

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Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter

Get the Not So Standard Deviations book: https://leanpub.com/conversationsondatascience/

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1 hr 12 min
January 14, 2019 72 - Cat Shenanigans
Happy 2019 to all of our listeners! Hilary and Roger follow up on the data science design challenge, talk about the future package for R, and do another #hilaryshabits.

Show notes:

Roger’s protocol study: simplystatistics.org/2019/01/09/how-data-scientists-think-a-mini-case-study/

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Roger on Twitter

Hilary on Twitter

Get the Not So Standard Deviations book: leanpub.com/conversationsondatascience/

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57 min
December 21, 2018 71 - Compromised Shoe Situation
Hilary and Roger discuss their first data science design challenge on getting to work on time, and Roger talks his own about biased training data.

Show notes:

Support us through our Patreon page

Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng

Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter

Get the Not So Standard Deviations book: https://leanpub.com/conversationsondatascience/

Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/not-so-standard-deviations/id1040614570

Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Izfnbx6tlruojkfrvhjfdj3nmna

Find past episodes: http://nssdeviations.com

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1 hr 5 min