Super excited to get this at my door today! Ursula Laa and my book on exploring high-d data and models is in print! Book website is www.routledge.com/Interactivel... if interested I think my 30% discount code might work for you - msg me. Time to update dicook.github.io/mulgar_book/ too! #rstats

Another podcast interview. This one on open source/open access data science. valuedrivendatascience.com/102 #rstats #statssky #datascience

As I tell my students: "Sight before you cite"

Why traditional statistics still matters in the age of AI. I was interviewed on this topic recently by Dr Genevieve Hayes for her podcast Value Driven Data Science. valuedrivendatascience.com/101 #statssky

This is really, really good.

Bill’s early work had an incredible influence on my career, especially his studies on perception and coplots. It’s so sad to hear that he passed away. May his memory be a blessing.

Quarto v1.9 is out! We'll have an announcement blog post soon, but quarto.org/docs/download/ has the main highlights, including: - PDF accessibility in latex and typst - llms.txt support - third-party engine extensions Give it a whirl, and thanks!

A new paper on anomaly detection: robjhyndman.com/publications... The methods are implemented in the weird #rstats package.

#rstats ANNOUNCE: The ASA John M. Chambers Statistical Software Award to Harriet Mason (Monash Univ) For ggdibbler, an R graphics (ggplot2 add-on) package that enables rich visualization of uncertainty across raster, contour, stack, and spatial plots.

Some thoughts on forecast accuracy using rolling scaled measures robjhyndman.com/hyndsight/ro... #rstats

After 9 years, I thought it was time for another major release of the forecast package for #rstats! New modelling functions, missing values now handled in ETS models, and a more consistent interface. robjhyndman.com/hyndsight/fo...

My favourite learning from #ASC2025 was from @robjhyndman.com The goal of forecasting isn't always to be correct, it can be to influence policy If you're successful, the forecast is probably wrong now and that's good

🚨 New CRAN Task View: Anomaly Detection #rstats #anomalydetection By Priyanga Dilini Talagala, Rob J. Hyndman @robjhyndman.com, Gaetano Romano URL: cran.r-project.org/view=Anomaly...

We're looking for a new actuarial professor. careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo... @monashebs.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social #actuarial

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

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

Want to attend #WOMBAT2025 but #Melbourne is a bit too far for you? We've got you covered with hybrid tutorials! * Fundamentals of Forecasting. * Reproducible Reporting with #QuartoDev. * Visualising Uncertainty * Regression Analysis in #RStats 📅 Program and registration wombat2025.numbat.space

@science.org.au please add me to the fellows starter pack

Early bird registration for #WOMBAT2025 ends this week! WOMBAT is a data analytics workshop in Melbourne featuring the latest open source software. 📅 29-30 September (day 1 is tutorials, day 2 is the main event) 📍 In-person | Melbourne CBD, Australia wombat2025.numbat.space

🕰️ Take the time to come to this tutorial by Mitchell O’Hara-Wild. Use the tidyverse to manipulate time series data and fable to create models in a timely fashion. Don't be late! Early bird discount ends 31st of August! wombat2025.numbat.space/program/tuto... #DataScience #BusinessAnalytics #RStats

If #RStats is a bit sluggish for your #DataAnalysis needs, maybe it's time to move a few letters up the alphabet and integrate some C++ in your life. Register here: wombat2025.numbat.space/program/tuto... #DataScience

In this tutorial, you'll learn how use #QuartoDev top write reproducible reports, journal articles and presentations. Also, learn how to manage bibliography automatically, create equations and render to multiple formats with #RStats and/or #Python! More info: wombat2025.numbat.space/program/tuto...

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

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

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

If you want to organise your own personal code collection or contribute to the broader #RStats ecosystem, you can write your R package!📦️ Nick Tierney will show how to use essential tools that make creating a package a breeze. Read more and register here: wombat2025.numbat.space/program/tuto...

Join Dianne Cook and Harriet Mason to learn about visualising uncertainty in plots using #RStats. Register by August 31 for an early bird discount! 🐧 wombat2025.numbat.space/program/tuto... #DataScience #DataViz #BusinessAnalytics #DataDrivenDecisions #RStats

Registrations for the annual #WOMBAT2025 workshop are open! 🎉 Register before August 31 to get the early bird discount! 🔗 Registration & Info: wombat2025.numbat.space #DataScience #OpenSource #BusinessAnalytics #DataDrivenDecisions #RStats

We won’t even mind if you fake data, our institutions don’t much care. www.theage.com.au/national/the...

Hi folks! This is the account for the 2025 WOMBAT workshop in #Melbourne, #Australia organised by the NUMBAT group. Stay tuned for updates! wombat2025.numbat.space/

In the latest episode🎧of The Random Sample, host Cynthia Huang catches up with Dr Hadley Wickham @hadley.nz! Hadley is Chief Scientist at Posit (formerly RStudio), where he leads the Tidyverse team. This team is behind some of the most widely used open-source packages in the R programming language.

NHS has a helpful page with a set of questions you can ask your GP to ensure you receive the right treatment for your illness. Surprisingly, these questions can be applied in other fields as well. Here’s an example in applied forecasting, working with companies. openforecast.org/2025/05/28/s...

Still few days to apply !

New version of R is out! Our Data Scientist, Russ Hyde, has put together a quick review of the key features and changes in R 4.5 — from new language features to graphics updates and more. 📝 Read the full blog post here: www.jumpingrivers.com/blog/whats-n... #rstats #Rprogramming #opensource

A new Python edition of "Forecasting: Principles and Practice" is now available online at otexts.com/fpppy/. Thanks to @azulgarza.bsky.social, Cristian Challu, Max Mergenthaler, Kin Olivares & Nixtla for making this happen. #forecasting #python

"Olimpiy Kvitkin was arrested and murdered by firing squad after the 1937 census revealed the bloc’s population to be millions smaller than Stalin had claimed. Those disseminating the inconvenient data were 'enemies of the people.'" Gift link provided. #statssky #defendresearch #sciencesky

For any Portuguese-speaking forecasters: the latest translation of our #forecasting book is available at otexts.com/fpppg/ #rstats "Previsão: Princípios e prática"

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...

A paper to read over the Xmas holiday: Wang et al. (2023) – Forecast combinations: An over 50-year review by Xiaoqian Wang, @robjhyndman.com, Feng Li, and Yanfei Kang openforecast.org/2024/12/23/a...

New #quarto poster ready for #TSF2024! My screen’s tone shifted, so less beige than planned, but still looks good I guess :( If you want to improve forecasts of multiple series, check out FLAP—our method with George Athanasopoulos, @robjhyndman.bsky.social & Anastasios Panagiotelis. #forecasting

Australian statisticians starter pack. Needs completing.

I have a new paper out on #forecasting harms: arxiv.org/abs/2411.16531 with Bahman Rostami-Tabar, Travis Greene and Galit Shmueli.

We now have a new discussion forum for OTexts books at github.com/orgs/OTexts/..., for questions about #forecasting and the software used in our books. #rstats

Quarto 1.6 is out! 🎉 Download it here: quarto.org/docs/download/ Quarto 1.6 supports unified branding across formats, updates to RevealJS, a new shortcode to reorder content, a landscape page block, and more. Blog post: quarto.org/docs/blog/po...

We have a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer position in Econometrics and Business Statistics at Monash with a focus on education: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo.... You can see more about our Business Analytics group and courses that we offer at numbat.space.

There are going to be THREE statistical demography sessions at #PAA2025! A great set of talks on forecasting, Bayesian methods, and compositions/decompositions. Get excited!

Hi, can you help me? I want to develop a model that makes risk predictions. Use logistic regression. Can I use some more modern techniques, like AI? Use a neural network with single non-hidden feed forward layer that outputs to a single dimension using a sigmoid activation function.

We’ve been working hard on next quarto version and it is coming out soon. It is already available so if you are ok to try it please do ! Feedback welcome to find the remaining bugs that could still be hidden. Thanks !

In the spirit of being new to bsky, I made a starter pack of stats/data folks in Australia If you want to be on the list or know others who should be on the list (or want to be taken off the list!) let me know :) #stats #data #rstats #episky go.bsky.app/3wERdAo

I wonder how the forecasts are being produced. Seems weirdly pessimistic. #forecasting