Epi Notes

One day I watched a video where David Pruess goes through an analysis of a chess position (David is an amazing chess teacher and commentator), and he goes through like a dozen moves before pointing out one random little detail that reverses the conclusion.

There is a perception of conflict between the scientist and the bureaucrat.

Automation At an old job I was responsible for managing survey data related to a clinical trial.

I don't have to use SAS any more!

"If I run it, they will learn."

I read a good column by Kelsey Piper about trust.

I recently entered a Kaggle competition to brush up on some modeling skills.1 The analysis problem is a pretty typical clinical prediction question.

I work for the government, and I've learned that government people aren't afraid to spend a little time developing a mission and vision.