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Brady West
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Research Professor @ Univ. of MI Institute for Social Research (ISR) and Department of Biostatistics. Usually discussing statistics, surveys, sports, music, and leadership. Personal website: www.umich.edu/~bwest

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Brady Thomas West is an American statistician, academic and author. He is a research professor in the Survey Methodology Program (SMP) at the Survey Research Center (SRC) in the Institute for Social Research (ISR), and a research professor in the Department of Biostatistics within the School of Public Health, both at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He also serves as an Adjunct Research Professor in the Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM) at the University of Maryland, College Park and as an Adjunct Instructor at the Odum Institute for Research in Social Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. .. more

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UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · 8h
Population-representative samples of hair-based cortisol could revolutionize studies of psychological stress, but should adjust for bias: A new CVFS analysis finds gender can influence self-collection and cortisol concentration. 🧪https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030645302600034X
Bias in hair cortisol measures for psychological stress: Self vs. professional collection
Population-representative samples of hair-based cortisol have the potential to revolutionize studies of psychological stress. However, to integrate ha…
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Seth M. Fisher @mgoseth.bsky.social · 19h
When Macdonald did this to the Big Ten they convinced themselves a vacuum repairman broke football with iphone copies of the same all-22 film everyone had already.

Imagine what insane conspiracies the Patriots will imagine.

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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 4d
LLMs increasingly shape how people understand the world. But what if the “world” they present is systematically uneven?

New research from the @oii.ox.ac.uk, alongside colleagues at @universityofky.bsky.social, offers an answer.

🔗 tinyurl.com/4bwkh4yj

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#langsky #linguistics #bias #AI #LLMs
UK researcher part of team analyzing bias in large language models
The study, “The Silicon Gaze: A typology of biases and inequality in LLMs through the lens of place,” published in Platforms and Society today.
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Public Opinion Quarterly - POQ @poqjournal.bsky.social · 5d
Got a great paper on how AI is reshaping public opinion research? Submit it to POQ's special issue on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Survey Research!

Papers are being reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis starting now – full details here: s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/clarivate-sc...

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Brady West @bradytwest.bsky.social · 9d
Hell of a win. Go Blue! #HAIL

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Eric Shapiro @ericshap.bsky.social · 9d
When your only offense is Jeremy Fears foul baiting and Izzo yelling at the refs, you know you’re screwed.

Near-perfect defensive half from Michigan until the last 45 seconds.

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Brady West @bradytwest.bsky.social · 9d
😬

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 9d
The latest from Anthropic: using Anthropic's products makes you worse at your job
How AI assistance impacts the formation of coding skills
Anthropic is an AI safety and research company that's working to build reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
www.anthropic.com

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Brady West @bradytwest.bsky.social · 11d
Please join! We will be starting in about five minutes.
um-psc.bsky.social UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · 11d
Today's the day! @bradytwest.bsky.social and @randridge.bsky.social lead our free hybrid, half-day PDHP workshop providing a very practical overview of methods and software to adjust for non-ignorable selection bias in surveys. Register to attend:
pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops
Population Dynamics and Health Program: Workshop

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UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · 11d
Today's the day! @bradytwest.bsky.social and @randridge.bsky.social lead our free hybrid, half-day PDHP workshop providing a very practical overview of methods and software to adjust for non-ignorable selection bias in surveys. Register to attend:
pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops
Population Dynamics and Health Program: Workshop

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Brady West @bradytwest.bsky.social · 12d
Michigan needs to stop switching and lock the F in on defense, or they’ll lose this one by 20. Get it together.

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Sarah Burgard @burgards.bsky.social · 14d
Really amazing scholars (thank you @bradytwest.bsky.social and @randridge.bsky.social !) here to provide the fundamental science for free, for everyone @um-psc.bsky.social
um-psc.bsky.social UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · 14d
Is your calendar marked? Join us Thursday for PSC’s PDHP hybrid Workshop with @bradytwest.bsky.social and @randridge.bsky.social-- a providing a very practical overview of methods and software to adjust for non-ignorable selection bias in surveys. RSVP at
pdhp.isr.umich.edu/workshops
PDHP Workshop Series | Population Dynamics and Health Program
PDHP has a YouTube playlist! Please click here to see videos from our past workshops.
pdhp.isr.umich.edu

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Brady West @bradytwest.bsky.social · 16d
Everyone shaking their head or laughing at this video has been tempted to do this on multiple occasions! Be honest! 😂
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16d
A friend sent me this video: A car crashed into the Delta Airlines baggage check-in area at Detroit Metro Airport

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 16d
A friend sent me this video: A car crashed into the Delta Airlines baggage check-in area at Detroit Metro Airport

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Brady West @bradytwest.bsky.social · 16d
Make free throws.

Get rebounds.

Michigan just getting beaten by the basics right now.

LFG.

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Brady West @bradytwest.bsky.social · 19d
A really cool video if you are looking to learn more about what defines the Survey Research Center at ISR. ❤️
rnishimura.bsky.social Raphael Nishimura @rnishimura.bsky.social · 19d
The Survey Research Center at the Institute for Social Research of the University of Michigan turns 80 years old this year. Very proud to be part of this history!
youtu.be/giSsP7o4PZg?...
We Are SRC
YouTube video by Survey Research Center, University of Michigan
youtu.be

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Raphael Nishimura @rnishimura.bsky.social · 19d
The Survey Research Center at the Institute for Social Research of the University of Michigan turns 80 years old this year. Very proud to be part of this history!
youtu.be/giSsP7o4PZg?...
We Are SRC
YouTube video by Survey Research Center, University of Michigan
youtu.be

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Brady West @bradytwest.bsky.social · 20d
Huge statement win for the Pistons, especially with Cade going 4-17. LFG!
hooverstreetrag.org Hoover Street Rag @hooverstreetrag.org · 20d
Jaylen Brown missed a pull-up 14-footer, and the Pistons beat the Cs 104-103! Hot damn!

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Hoover Street Rag @hooverstreetrag.org · 20d
Jaylen Brown missed a pull-up 14-footer, and the Pistons beat the Cs 104-103! Hot damn!

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Brady West @bradytwest.bsky.social · 21d
This
⬇️

Utter nonsense
sportsgeek42.bsky.social CATBOY HUSBAND @ YOU KNOW THE RED WINGS WON AGAIN @sportsgeek42.bsky.social · 21d
The stupidest part of this is going to be a coworker saying "oh, you still think Ben Johnson isn't gonna work out".

Yes, he totally called a fourth down play where Caleb sprints back 25 yards and heaves a prayer to the end zone.

This Bears team is one giant horseshoe up the ass.

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CATBOY HUSBAND @ YOU KNOW THE RED WINGS WON AGAIN @sportsgeek42.bsky.social · 21d
The stupidest part of this is going to be a coworker saying "oh, you still think Ben Johnson isn't gonna work out".

Yes, he totally called a fourth down play where Caleb sprints back 25 yards and heaves a prayer to the end zone.

This Bears team is one giant horseshoe up the ass.

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Brady West @bradytwest.bsky.social · 26d
A simple post: Why?
npr.org NPR @npr.org · 26d
Just in: The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services.
Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services.
n.pr

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NPR @npr.org · 26d
Just in: The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services.
Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services.
n.pr

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Brady West @bradytwest.bsky.social · 29d
Decided to take the kids to this game. They had lots of questions about hockey. 😂 Had a little bit of everything (I’ve never seen a player get ejected before the puck dropped for a face-off!), but I do hope that Ivankovic is OK. Such a bush league play. 🤬
ry-fi.org FebruaRy @ry-fi.org · 29d
Final at Yost.

Goals:
Michigan - 7
Notre Dame - 4

Players ejected:
Michigan - 6
Notre Dame - 7

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FebruaRy @ry-fi.org · 29d
Final at Yost.

Goals:
Michigan - 7
Notre Dame - 4

Players ejected:
Michigan - 6
Notre Dame - 7

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Brady West @bradytwest.bsky.social · Jan 9
Very much looking forward to this upcoming PDHP workshop where @randridge.bsky.social and I will be providing a very practical overview of methods and software for adjusting for non-ignorable selection bias in surveys. Registration is free! Please join if you are interested.
um-psc.bsky.social UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Jan 9
👀 Get hands on practice with new indices for measuring & adjusting for non-ignorable selection bias in surveys -- @bradytwest.bsky.social and @randridge.bsky.social join us for the next free, half-day hybrid workshop 1/29. RSVP and repost this link for social science! myumi.ch/bVx8N
Population Dynamics and Health Program (PDHP) Workshop

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UM Population Studies Center @um-psc.bsky.social · Jan 9
👀 Get hands on practice with new indices for measuring & adjusting for non-ignorable selection bias in surveys -- @bradytwest.bsky.social and @randridge.bsky.social join us for the next free, half-day hybrid workshop 1/29. RSVP and repost this link for social science! myumi.ch/bVx8N
Population Dynamics and Health Program (PDHP) Workshop

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Brady West @bradytwest.bsky.social · Jan 9
Interesting study of the effectiveness of randomized incentives!
reveconstudies.bsky.social The Review of Economic Studies (REStud) @reveconstudies.bsky.social · Jan 8
"Survey incentives can worsen bias! Randomized incentives help detect & account for nonresponse bias. Methods using both incentives & reminders outperform existing approaches."

New paper by Dutz, Huitfeldt, Lacouture, Mogstad, Torgovitsky & van Dijk

www.restud.com/selection-in...

#EconSky #REStud

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Kevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · Jan 8
Survey 160 is launching a research fellowship program. We are looking for creative researchers who can pursue research questions that can advance the science of public opinion surveys using text messages.

Details are here: www.survey160.com/survey-160-r...
Survey 160 Research Fellowship — Survey 160
www.survey160.com

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The Review of Economic Studies (REStud) @reveconstudies.bsky.social · Jan 8
"Survey incentives can worsen bias! Randomized incentives help detect & account for nonresponse bias. Methods using both incentives & reminders outperform existing approaches."

New paper by Dutz, Huitfeldt, Lacouture, Mogstad, Torgovitsky & van Dijk

www.restud.com/selection-in...

#EconSky #REStud