It Didn’t Take Too Long…
I describe my interview process.
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Into the Job Market I Go! The Search for a Statistical Job
It s been a long time since I wrote a blog post. Actually, this is my 100th post, according to my metrics. I wanted to write a fancy article about my history of blogging, how I started doing this because I simply couldn t justify not blogging anymore at the time, how my articles on stock market Read more Into the Job Market I Go! The Search for a Statistical Job
Learn Python Statistics and Machine Learning with My New Book: Training Systems using Python Statistical Modeling
Packt Publishing has turned another one of my video courses, Training Your Systems with Python Statistical Modeling, into a book! This book is now available for purchase. It is a tutorial book for Python statistics and machine learning.
Grades Aren’t Normal
Grades are not Normally distributed. That's not what's seen naturally in grades and the idea is not supported by statistics. You can force grades to look Normally distributed, but doing so has costs.
CPAT and the Rényi-Type Statistic; End-of-Sample Change Point Detection in R
My second package implements change point testing procedures, especially those for end-of-sample change points. I demonstrate on an example computing a stock's alpha and beta.
What is the probability that in a box of a dozen donuts picked from 14 flavors there’s no more than 3 flavors in the box?
Dave's Donuts offers 14 flavors of donuts (consider the supply of each flavor as being unlimited). The “grab bag” box consists of flavors randomly selected to be in the box, each flavor equally likely for each one of the dozen donuts. What is the probability that at most three flavors are in the grab bag box of a dozen?
Introducing Rank Data Analysis with Arkham Horror Data
Introduction Last week I analyzed player rankings of the Arkham Horror LCG classes. This week I explain what I did in the data analysis. As I mentioned, this is the first time that I attempted inference with rank data, and I discovered how rich the subject is. A lot of the tools for the analysis Read more Introducing Rank Data Analysis with Arkham Horror Data
Comparing the Classes of Arkham Horror; Why Survivors Need Work
Introduction This blog post was prompted by this meme posted in the Arkham Horror: The Card Game Facebook group: This meme got 144 comments and 94 reactions, and I d say that most of them were in effect agreeing with the point the meme makes; the Survivor class feels like a black sheep among the Arkham Read more Comparing the Classes of Arkham Horror; Why Survivors Need Work
Organizing R Research Projects: CPAT, A Case Study
Introduction Months ago, I asked a question to the community: how should I organize my R research projects? After writing that post, doing some reading, then putting a plan in practice, I now have my own answer. First, some background. In the early months of 2016 I began a research project with my current Ph.D. Read more Organizing R Research Projects: CPAT, A Case Study
Problems in Estimating GARCH Parameters in R (Part 2; rugarch)
Introduction Now here is a blog post that has been sitting on the shelf far longer than it should have. Over a year ago I wrote an article about problems I was having when estimating the parameters of a GARCH(1,1) model in R. I documented the behavior of parameter estimates (with a focus on ) Read more Problems in Estimating GARCH Parameters in R (Part 2; rugarch)