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{funspotr} -- #rstats function spotter -- is now compatible with quarto documents and is available on CRAN. Rstudio conf 2022 pres: youtube.com/watch?v=c9oU7ALJ… package on github: github.com/brshallo/funspotr
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The drumbeat for months, from Seattle school officials and outside experts, is that enrollment is going to drop so school closures are needed. But then it didn't. st.news/3Uhm0s8
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Reading "Everything is Predictable," is interesting how some of the origins of probability came about by identifying "fair" ways to split a gambling pot part way through a game. Could be interesting to calculate in the context of a game of pick-up... applying pascals' triangle
1s and 2s full court is a scourge that must be defeated but if you think you "get it" yet are playing make-it-take-it by 2s and 3s, you are missing something. bryanshalloway.com/2024/08/2…
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Gave a lightning talk at @cascadiarconf on how prediction intervals are helpful both in informing intermediary agents and in setting the bounds within which you want those agents to operate : youtube.com/watch?v=jkxp987m… #rstats
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When playing make-it-take-it pickup basketball the expected value of shots can be approximated as a geometric series: bryanshalloway.com/2024/08/2…
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#rstats #sportsanalytics post on expected values under different possession and scoring systems in pickup basketball. One takeaway is that, once you leave "balanced" FG % conditions, shooting incentives in make-it-take-it can get out-of-whack pretty quickly.
1s and 2s full court is a scourge that must be defeated but if you think you "get it" yet are playing make-it-take-it by 2s and 3s, you are missing something. bryanshalloway.com/2024/08/2…
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1s and 2s full court is a scourge that must be defeated but if you think you "get it" yet are playing make-it-take-it by 2s and 3s, you are missing something. bryanshalloway.com/2024/08/2…
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When you work it out under these conditions, it turns out 1s and 2s likely offers more balanced incentives than 2s and 3s.
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If you're curious why and what you should do with this information, I wrote a short blog post on the topic: bryanshalloway.com/2024/08/2…

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When I play pickup basketball I like to go by 2s and 3s because it gives more similar expected values to a wider range of shots compared to the more commonly played 1s and 2s (where taking long range shots often becomes the dominant strategy).
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However 2s and 3s isn't always better. If you're playing "make-it-take-it"--where scoring comes with retaining possession--expected points are not just {expected points of shot} but also {expected points of future shots you may get if you score and therefore retain possession}.
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Inconsistent rules are like plot holes in a movie, you get pulled out of the experience... and then, what's the point? Why play? (... yeah, yeah, time with friends / family, blah blah blah...). If I have a say in the rules, I like to choose rules that make for a balanced game.
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I don't like the phrase "it's just a game." Yes, the stakes may be low but the zest of life comes from *getting into it.* I tend to be a stickler on rules because rules facilitate balanced games. I'm fine with house rules but be consistent.
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A lot of armchair AI psychologists out there...
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Pascal's triangle is awesome: youtube.com/watch?v=XMriWTvP…

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Very good visual for understanding epistemic and aleatoric uncertainty (youtube.com/watch?v=Cla7b6UY…).
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posit::conf is a highlight each year. I'm excited it's in Seattle for 2024. I'll be presenting on the first day, Tuesday 8/13, in the ML and Statistical Modeling session. My talk is on uncertainty in prediction (reg.conf.posit.co/flow/posit…). If you're around come say "Hi."

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Bryan Shalloway retweeted
#TidyTuesday A look at @drob's #R scripts' most common functions. As expected, #tidyverse and #ggplot2 dominate! Data: {funspotr} by @brshallo Code🔗tinyurl.com/tidy-drob Tools: #rstats, #ggraph, #ggtext, #packcircles by @ptr_menzel and @R_Graph_Gallery
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Bryan Shalloway retweeted
Incredible lineup of⚡️ talks! We heard about #TidyModels, Posit Public Package Manager, #QuartoPub blogs, #Shiny, #RStats pkg development, & GenTwoArmsTrialSize! 👏🏼 for Bryan Shalloway, Joe Roberts, Randi Bolt, Lovekumar Patel, Cameron Ashton, and Mohsen Soltanifar!
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There are plenty of weaknesses and questions regarding the "Intermittent Fasting linked to 91% higher risk of heart death" study that was grabbing headlines in March... but in this post I walk through problems with some of @nntaleb 's lines of criticism: bryanshalloway.com/2024/05/0…
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Bryan Shalloway retweeted
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@brshallo will be presenting his talk titled “Prediction Intervals in Tidymodels” where he will overview tidymodels ecosystem and different methods to produce prediction intervals. Check out his blog posts for a primer: bryanshalloway.com/
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