Now that the #rstats pipe wars have flared up again, it's useful to remember what the pipe (base or magrittr) was designed for, and what it was never meant to do. 🧵

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in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

100% agree. For example: "Instead, what you get is a piece making the various more or less bovine noises of studious grey-lady impartiality, with the labor of anything resembling 'appraisal' surgically excised."

Thanks for your advice, Linda! :)

Thanks Hannah! These points are helpful. Do you ever give your students your LOR to review prior to submission (e.g., for fact checking) or even after submission for reference?

Yes, mostly Ph.D. students applying to their predoctoral clinical internship and undergrads applying to grad school.

Hi #PsychSciSky! As I've been writing letters of rec, I'm curious if folks have tips/advice to share about their process. Is there anything you've found to be especially helpful? Do you ask your student/trainee for feedback, etc.? Would love to hear what you've learned over time!

Excited this one is getting out there! A thread/teaser🧵

POIS Lab

I'm reviewing applications to the Clinical Psych Ph.D. program at the University of Louisville this year. Please consider applying if you're interested in studying processes of change ♻️, treatment personalization 🙋🏻, ACT 💪🏼, PBT 📦, OCRDs 💭, and/or digital mental health 📱! More info at poislab.com.

Applying for graduate studies in psychology and neuroscience can be challenging and confusing. Frequently, applicants have some support from mentors at their home institutions, but sometimes applicants are looking for additional reassurance, feedback, or perspectives on the processes.

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2 DAYS until we STAND UP FOR SCIENCE!

More information on local sites available at www.standupforscience2025.org ☀️

#standupforscience2025

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WHERE WILL YOU BE ON MARCH 7TH!?

Head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ or the link in our bio to find your closest event—or add one if you're hosting one!

#standupforscience2025

library(tidyplots) animals |> tidyplot(x = weight, y = size) |> add_data_points() |> add_data_points(data = max_rows(weight, n = 3), color = "red", shape = 1, size = 3)

This is how you can highlight a subset of the dataset in #tidyplots 🔥

jbengler.github.io/tidyplots/re...

#rstats #dataviz #phd

Interested in joining our team as a Ph.D.-level Research Scientist?!

We're looking for a mission-driven, team-oriented, experienced clinical scientist who is excited about taking on a collaborative leadership role.

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Are psychometric networks sufficiently supported by data such that one can be confident when interpreting its results? We analysed 294 psychometric networks from 126 papers with the Bayesian approach to address this question @jmbh.bsky.social Sara Ruth van Holst @maartenmarsman.bsky.social 🧵

Calling all #eatingdisorder and personalized treatment researchers! We would love to see your submissions for our special issue in the Journal of Eating Disorders. Reach out w any questions!

✨As we kick-off the New Year, we want to share 4 Visions for User-Centered Design of Digital Health Solutions Grounded in Equity✨

Björguðu álftarunga vopnaðar hitabrúsa og brimbretti - RÚV.is Náttúruverndarsinni segir mikilvægt að huga að fuglunum þegar frostið bítur sem mest. Álftarunga sem sat frosinn fastur á ísilagðri Reykjavíkurtjörn var bjargað um helgina af náttúruverndarsinnum sem ...

I saw a post on Facebook yesterday about a swan frozen to the ice on Reykjavík pond. People were wondering what could be done and there was a comment from this absolute legend pictured below saying: "I am on my way with the necessary gear".

And there is just nothing cooler than people like this.

The basic principle is that reviewers are tired, they're rushed, they're reading your and 10 other grants on top of their normal workload.

Anything you can do to make it easy for them will help.

Here's a list of my suggestions.

An infographic. There are six panels. 1. "Slow internet. Alt text is shown in place of unloaded images." a drawing shows a phone with poor signal, and alt text is visible where the image should have loaded. 2. "Findabillity. Alt text helps to search content." A drawing shows someone searching 'dog with banana' and a post is shown underneath without the words 'dog' or 'banana'. It is implied to be part of the alt text. 3. "Screen readers. Alt is read out to people using text-to-speech software". There is a drawing of the output a screen-reader would show when viewing an image with alt text on bluesky. 4. "Translation. Alt text can be translated". A drawing shows a post being translated. The alt text is also translated into german. 5. "Readability. Text in images can be made legible" There is a drawing of some truly awful handwriting inside a speech bubble. The alt text clarifies what the text is supposed to say. 6. "Disambiguation. Description helps clarify intent." There is a drawing of a post with a picture of a creature. This is styled after the famous optical illusion of a rabbit and a duck. The alt text clarifies that the animal is a rabbit. It definitely looks more like a duck.

Generally we think of alt-text as the domain of those with accessibility needs.

However alt-text is useful for many reasons, which benefit your viewers, as well as you, the creator!

All - Bluesky Directory A curated collection of all things relating to the Blue Sky social media platform.

At last, there's a searchable directory of Bluesky starter packs, courtesy of @mubashariqbal.com! Just one more way third-party developers are helping to make this place better.

Search starter packs by keyword, and sort by "Uses" to see which ones people are finding the most helpful

"Mundane Halloween" returns!

It's that time of year again, when Japanese website
@dailyportalz holds its annual contest to dress up as something super ordinary.

Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2024 contest!

A star-filled sky over the coast. On the right, a comet pointed down. On the left the Milky Way. In between, Venus whose reflection can be seen in the water. The remnants of sunset are on the horizon.

Got the comet, Milky Way, and Venus out at the coast. 📷

Dealing with "negative" clinical trial results There are no negative trials - just ones we learn from and ones we don't

A simple thought experiment. Assume your study returns a "null" result. Did you just learn something useful or not? For well-designed studies, the answer to this question is always yes.

(ICYMI)

statsepi.substack.com/p/dealing-wi...

A Dutch way of saying “we’re on it” or “we’ll take care of that for you” is we zullen dat varkentje wel even wassen. It means “we will certainly get that piglet washed”

* read on for more porcine phrases from around the world (a big pig thread)...

Introduction to CFA & Structural Equation Modelling in R YouTube video by Psych #rstats Club

I gave a 2-hour workshop on Structural Equation Modeling and Confirmatory Factor Analysis in lavaan for the Psych #rstats Club. the recording is available here: youtu.be/YrxvV8zlNLY?... Supported by @improvingpsych.org!

For the past few years, I've taught dataviz using #rstats + {ggplot2} and the class is free and asynchronous with ≈35 hours of video at datavizf24.classes.andrewheiss.com

I also have regular R-based dataviz-related blog posts at www.andrewheiss.com/blog/