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Roger Peng and Hilary Parker talk about the latest in data science and data analysis in academia and industry.

Roger Peng and Hilary Parker


    • May 19, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 1m AVG DURATION
    • 182 EPISODES

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    The Not So Standard Deviations podcast is a fantastic resource for staying informed about happenings in data science and data analysis. What sets it apart from other resources is that it provides information in an engaging and conversational manner, making it easy to absorb the content without having to sit down and read something. The hosts, Hilary and Roger, have a great dynamic and their discussions feel like you're sitting in on a conversation between friends. They not only cover technical topics but also touch on non-data bits, which adds an extra layer of entertainment to the podcast. Overall, it's a refreshing take on data science education.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is that it manages to educate listeners without putting them to sleep. The hosts have a knack for taking potentially dry topics and keeping them interesting and lighthearted. They share practical tips on what data science is like in both industry and academia, providing valuable insights for anyone interested in the field. Additionally, they often discuss new ideas and explain how data scientists think through problems, giving listeners a glimpse into their thought processes. This combination of education and entertainment makes The Not So Standard Deviations podcast a unique and enjoyable listening experience.

    While there are many positive aspects of this podcast, one potential downside is the lack of audio finishing, intro, or outro music. While these elements may seem minor, they can contribute to the overall professional feel of a podcast. Including these elements could help improve the production value of the episodes. Additionally, some listeners may find the use of filler words by the speakers bothersome. However, it's important to note that this podcast aims to provide an entertaining educational conversation rather than a formal lecture, so these minor shortcomings do not detract significantly from its quality or value.

    In conclusion, The Not So Standard Deviations podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in data science or data analysis. It offers informative discussions on technical topics while maintaining an engaging and lighthearted atmosphere. The hosts, Hilary and Roger, bring their expertise and unique perspectives to the table, making each episode a valuable learning experience. Despite some minor shortcomings in its production quality, the podcast is a fantastic resource for staying up-to-date with industry happenings and gaining insights into the world of data science. Whether you're new to the field or a seasoned professional, this podcast is definitely worth a listen.



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    190 - Indefinite Leave

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 19:38


    190 - Indefinite Leave   After a very brief summary of the changing data science landscape, Hilary and Roger do not actually end the podcast but discuss taking an indefinite leave, leaving the door slightly ajar for future opportunities.    Show notes:   Roger Peng Hilary Parker List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  

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    189 - LLMs and Data Science

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 67:08


    Hilary and Roger discuss Hilary's Use R! keynote presentation, LLMs and R, and whether R (or any programming language) has a future. Also, a brief preview of Roger's JSM 2024 talk.   Show notes: Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  

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    188 - Everyday Statistics Terms

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 41:10


    Hilary and Roger talk about the commonplace usage of statistics terminology, Apple's recent AI announcements, and Microsoft's Recall feature.   Show Notes:  Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  

    187 - Building Robot Hilary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 63:25


    Hilary and Roger discuss limitations of AI image generation and the possibility of replacing both podcast hosts with robots.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    186 - Humanoid Robots

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 57:30


    Hilary and Roger discuss the latest AI news, open source Llama, and the prospect of humanoid robots.   Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  

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    185 - Consultation Lessons Learned

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 44:45


    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 book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  

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    184 - Unknown Unknowns

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 46:15


    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 Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  

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    183 - What's an Informative Tool?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 74:14


    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 Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  

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    182 - The Best CEOs Not Named Hilary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 57:32


    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 BlueSky Hilary on Twitter/X Hilary on BlueSky List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  

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    181 - Welcome to the Parkerverse

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 61:02


    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 Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  

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    180 - Lessons from T2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 47:35


    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 Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  

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    179 - AI Grand Strategy

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 74:30


    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 NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  

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    178 - Hilary is Cranky About Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 65:48


    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 Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  

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    177 - We're Back!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2023 67:58


    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 world of LLMs 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 Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  

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    176 - Is R the Worst?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 62:31


    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 the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  

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    175 - Apocalypse Later

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 58:39


    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 book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  

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    174 - The Future Was Here

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 81:26


    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 to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  

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    173 - Narrative Diagrams

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 71:18


    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 Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    172 - Efficient Counterfactuals

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 64:15


    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 Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell  

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    171 - Orchestrating the Reverse ETL

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023 68:33


    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 release 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 Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

    170 - An Abbreviated Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 55:19


    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 on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    169 - Farewell 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 57:29


    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 the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    168 - Mugs for Data Science

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2022 64:46


    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 Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    167 - Twilight of the Bird

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 71:34


    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 List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    166 - Podcast in the Style of Data

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 71:52


    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 Bootcut Jeans Etsy 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 Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    165 - QR No-Code

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 81:02


    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 NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    164 - What is Data Science?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2022 65:09


    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 on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    163 - Life Extension Juice

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 63:20


    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 So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    162 - Conference Planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2022 59:45


    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 book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    161 - CoPodcasting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2022 74:37


    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 the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    160 - Sentient Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 67:04


    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 Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    159 - Ecosystems vs. Platforms

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2022 61:09


    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 on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    158 - Getting the Email

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 56:12


    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 the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    157 - Early Morning Vibe

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 64:02


    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 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 Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    156 - Hilary's New Job

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 66:54


    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 to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    155 - I Just Wanna ML

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 59:38


    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 on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    154 - Just Tweak Some Parameters

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 66:50


    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 catch covid. None of them helped. 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 Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    153 - Bee to Bee to Cee

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 66:12


    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 Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    152 - Totally Normal

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 62:57


    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 Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    151 - How Deep Is The Learning?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 59:58


    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 Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    150 - Microdosing Data Science

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 56:42


    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 Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    149 - Data Analyst End Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 64:05


    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 Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

    148 - Not The Holiday Episode You Were Hoping For

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2021 12:47


    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 Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    147 - Data Science TPS Reports

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 73:50


    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 Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    146 - Riding the Data Scientist Title

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 59:55


    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 Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    145 - Get Used to Being Unhappy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 68:50


    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 Were Saying About Zillow Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    144 - Taxonomy of Misery

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 55:31


    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 Manager File Not Found Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

    143 - Analytic Discovery Process

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 56:33


    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 Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    142 - Truth or Useful

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 64:17


    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 Hilary on Twitter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    141 - Useful Models

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 62:53


    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 Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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    140 - Booboo Detection

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2021 53:57


    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 on Twitter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

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