Ben Moran
@benmoran.bsky.social
Intensivist/Anaesthetist. Novice Researcher & Statistician. PhD Cand. Chronic Pain after ICU & Longitudinal Causal Inference. Bayes-curious. #rstats #T1DM
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There is an un named paeds cardiac anaesthetist (DMcA) who brings back his punters on FIO2 0.23 x PIP 13 on PEEP 5 , rate 13 or 17 or 19. He just enjoys watching my ADHD AUTISTIC brain freeze and crash. He knows I cant focus on ANYTHING until i make those numbers even
February 9, 2026 at 11:49 AM
There is an un named paeds cardiac anaesthetist (DMcA) who brings back his punters on FIO2 0.23 x PIP 13 on PEEP 5 , rate 13 or 17 or 19. He just enjoys watching my ADHD AUTISTIC brain freeze and crash. He knows I cant focus on ANYTHING until i make those numbers even
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Macbeth: SHIT
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Macbeth: SHIT
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Is this the best #statsmeme about shrinkage and partial pooling?
Or just the best Seinfeld meme about shrinkage and partial pooling?
(Credit to @avivmokady.bsky.social)
Or just the best Seinfeld meme about shrinkage and partial pooling?
(Credit to @avivmokady.bsky.social)
January 27, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Is this the best #statsmeme about shrinkage and partial pooling?
Or just the best Seinfeld meme about shrinkage and partial pooling?
(Credit to @avivmokady.bsky.social)
Or just the best Seinfeld meme about shrinkage and partial pooling?
(Credit to @avivmokady.bsky.social)
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Nerds of #statsky, particularly #rstats, has anyone got package recommendations that can take a data frame and create a synth of it that maintains metadata (var names, class, etc) and variable distributions, but wipes associations so that you can finalise your analysis before peeking at the data?
February 7, 2026 at 7:19 AM
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The publisher estimates the Bayesian Workflow book will ship in June www.routledge.com/Bayesian-Wor...
Bayesian Workflow
Bayesian statistics and statistical practice have evolved over the years, driven by advancements in theory, methods, and computational tools. This book explores the intricate workflows of applied Baye...
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February 5, 2026 at 9:13 AM
The publisher estimates the Bayesian Workflow book will ship in June www.routledge.com/Bayesian-Wor...
Question for anaesthetists…
In your hospital/country, how are drugs of addiction (eg opioids, benzos, etc) handled with regards to a drug register and documentation? Do nurses watch how much you give, how much you discard, multiple signatures required, documentation (book vs chart),etc?
#AnSky
In your hospital/country, how are drugs of addiction (eg opioids, benzos, etc) handled with regards to a drug register and documentation? Do nurses watch how much you give, how much you discard, multiple signatures required, documentation (book vs chart),etc?
#AnSky
February 5, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Question for anaesthetists…
In your hospital/country, how are drugs of addiction (eg opioids, benzos, etc) handled with regards to a drug register and documentation? Do nurses watch how much you give, how much you discard, multiple signatures required, documentation (book vs chart),etc?
#AnSky
In your hospital/country, how are drugs of addiction (eg opioids, benzos, etc) handled with regards to a drug register and documentation? Do nurses watch how much you give, how much you discard, multiple signatures required, documentation (book vs chart),etc?
#AnSky
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The dream dplyr update for my data cleaning pipelines 😍
filter_out() is going to be SO nice, no longer will I need to wrangle with annoying is.na() conditions
replace_values() and recode_values() also going to be a dream too, go read the post!
#rstats
filter_out() is going to be SO nice, no longer will I need to wrangle with annoying is.na() conditions
replace_values() and recode_values() also going to be a dream too, go read the post!
#rstats
February 4, 2026 at 8:25 PM
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New imputation method just unlocked
February 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
New imputation method just unlocked
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Two disabled autistic boys were murdered by their parents in Australia
I’m begging everyone to pay close attention to how the media frames this.
There’s a tendency to let the “better off dead” narrative creep in whenever disabled lives are lost.
Eugenics is everywhere & we must always call it out
I’m begging everyone to pay close attention to how the media frames this.
There’s a tendency to let the “better off dead” narrative creep in whenever disabled lives are lost.
Eugenics is everywhere & we must always call it out
February 3, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Two disabled autistic boys were murdered by their parents in Australia
I’m begging everyone to pay close attention to how the media frames this.
There’s a tendency to let the “better off dead” narrative creep in whenever disabled lives are lost.
Eugenics is everywhere & we must always call it out
I’m begging everyone to pay close attention to how the media frames this.
There’s a tendency to let the “better off dead” narrative creep in whenever disabled lives are lost.
Eugenics is everywhere & we must always call it out
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I co wrote the first paper on the taste of garlic with thiopentone.
Much described at the time but never written up.
My claim to infamy 😊
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8862647/
Much described at the time but never written up.
My claim to infamy 😊
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8862647/
February 1, 2026 at 7:42 AM
I co wrote the first paper on the taste of garlic with thiopentone.
Much described at the time but never written up.
My claim to infamy 😊
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8862647/
Much described at the time but never written up.
My claim to infamy 😊
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8862647/
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Obs study ppl: Propensity Scores work!
Propensity Scores:
Propensity Scores:
January 30, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Obs study ppl: Propensity Scores work!
Propensity Scores:
Propensity Scores:
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Paging the epidemiologists
What are some of the best DAGs you seen that depict time-varying confounding?
Could be from a 'real' worked example, or generic.
#EpiSky
Could be from a 'real' worked example, or generic.
#EpiSky
January 30, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Paging the epidemiologists
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cool R trick for those unaware: the {labelled} package can be used to set variable labels which are automatically used by some other packages, including {ggplot2} and {gtsummary}
also:
library(labelled)
mtcars <- mtcars |> set_variable_labels(mpg = "Miles per gallon", wt = "Weight (1,000 lbs)")
ggplot(mtcars, aes(mpg, wt))
library(labelled)
mtcars <- mtcars |> set_variable_labels(mpg = "Miles per gallon", wt = "Weight (1,000 lbs)")
ggplot(mtcars, aes(mpg, wt))
January 30, 2026 at 3:34 AM
cool R trick for those unaware: the {labelled} package can be used to set variable labels which are automatically used by some other packages, including {ggplot2} and {gtsummary}
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Probably not in the near future. I hope to offer this course at future conferences e.g. JSM/ENAR as well tho. I have a companion paper under review at Statistics in Medicine’s “Tutorials in Biostatistics” series. That should hopefully be out sooner w/ a companion github repo. I’ll post when it is!
January 18, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Probably not in the near future. I hope to offer this course at future conferences e.g. JSM/ENAR as well tho. I have a companion paper under review at Statistics in Medicine’s “Tutorials in Biostatistics” series. That should hopefully be out sooner w/ a companion github repo. I’ll post when it is!
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I finally was able to integrate the ordered beta model into brms proper. It'll be a while before it's in brms (and that depends on Paul Buerkner accepting a pull request), but for now feel free to check it out here:
#rstats
github.com/saudiwin/brm...
#rstats
github.com/saudiwin/brm...
brms/ordbeta_example.R at feature/ordbeta-family · saudiwin/brms
brms R package for Bayesian generalized multivariate non-linear multilevel models using Stan - saudiwin/brms
github.com
January 22, 2026 at 8:48 PM
I finally was able to integrate the ordered beta model into brms proper. It'll be a while before it's in brms (and that depends on Paul Buerkner accepting a pull request), but for now feel free to check it out here:
#rstats
github.com/saudiwin/brm...
#rstats
github.com/saudiwin/brm...
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I am deeply offended by boomerplyr (inspired by genzplyr), because I am NOT a boomer (squarely Xennial) and I "get" all the translations bradlindblad.github.io/boomerplyr/ #Rstats
January 20, 2026 at 2:08 PM
I am deeply offended by boomerplyr (inspired by genzplyr), because I am NOT a boomer (squarely Xennial) and I "get" all the translations bradlindblad.github.io/boomerplyr/ #Rstats
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my husband put on nirvana and my children instinctively invented moshing from first principles
January 17, 2026 at 2:34 AM
my husband put on nirvana and my children instinctively invented moshing from first principles
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I'm looking forward to teaching a 4-hour short course on Bayesian sensitivity analysis methods at the American Causal Inference Conference (ACIC) 2026!
Register here: sci-info.org/annual-meeti...
Register here: sci-info.org/annual-meeti...
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 PM
I'm looking forward to teaching a 4-hour short course on Bayesian sensitivity analysis methods at the American Causal Inference Conference (ACIC) 2026!
Register here: sci-info.org/annual-meeti...
Register here: sci-info.org/annual-meeti...
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“the proportion of SpO2 measurements >94% despite a paired SaO2 ≤92% ranged from 5.3 to 35.3 percentage points higher for patients with darker skin tones than for those with lighter skin tones (7.6-62.2% v 1.2-26.9%, rate ratio 2.3-7.1).”
Fantastic to see this published at last
An objective assessment of the efficacy of home pulse oximeters on different skin tones
Ping @iwashyna.bsky.social
Open to comments from all #foamed #medsky
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
An objective assessment of the efficacy of home pulse oximeters on different skin tones
Ping @iwashyna.bsky.social
Open to comments from all #foamed #medsky
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
The impact of skin tone on performance of pulse oximeters used by NHS England COVID Oximetry {at}home scheme: measurement and diagnostic accuracy study
Objectives To assess the impact of skin tone on the measurement and diagnostic accuracy of five fingertip pulse oximeters used by patients in the NHS (National Health Service) England COVID Oximetry {...
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January 15, 2026 at 1:26 PM
“the proportion of SpO2 measurements >94% despite a paired SaO2 ≤92% ranged from 5.3 to 35.3 percentage points higher for patients with darker skin tones than for those with lighter skin tones (7.6-62.2% v 1.2-26.9%, rate ratio 2.3-7.1).”
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Fantastic to see this published at last
An objective assessment of the efficacy of home pulse oximeters on different skin tones
Ping @iwashyna.bsky.social
Open to comments from all #foamed #medsky
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
An objective assessment of the efficacy of home pulse oximeters on different skin tones
Ping @iwashyna.bsky.social
Open to comments from all #foamed #medsky
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
The impact of skin tone on performance of pulse oximeters used by NHS England COVID Oximetry {at}home scheme: measurement and diagnostic accuracy study
Objectives To assess the impact of skin tone on the measurement and diagnostic accuracy of five fingertip pulse oximeters used by patients in the NHS (National Health Service) England COVID Oximetry {...
www.bmj.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Fantastic to see this published at last
An objective assessment of the efficacy of home pulse oximeters on different skin tones
Ping @iwashyna.bsky.social
Open to comments from all #foamed #medsky
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
An objective assessment of the efficacy of home pulse oximeters on different skin tones
Ping @iwashyna.bsky.social
Open to comments from all #foamed #medsky
www.bmj.com/content/392/...
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“They who stick everything they have measured in the model will create a colliderscope of patterns.” Sayings of Confuseus
January 13, 2026 at 6:12 PM
“They who stick everything they have measured in the model will create a colliderscope of patterns.” Sayings of Confuseus
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An amazing part of 2025 was the growth of ordered beta regression. The paper was cited 94 times in 2025 across many fields.
Super grateful to everyone who has used it and cited it. Thank you!
and don't forget your ordered beta merch 😆
#rstats
rmk-designs.printify.me
Super grateful to everyone who has used it and cited it. Thank you!
and don't forget your ordered beta merch 😆
#rstats
rmk-designs.printify.me
January 2, 2026 at 9:19 PM
An amazing part of 2025 was the growth of ordered beta regression. The paper was cited 94 times in 2025 across many fields.
Super grateful to everyone who has used it and cited it. Thank you!
and don't forget your ordered beta merch 😆
#rstats
rmk-designs.printify.me
Super grateful to everyone who has used it and cited it. Thank you!
and don't forget your ordered beta merch 😆
#rstats
rmk-designs.printify.me
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It has a name now 😜
Many thanks to Ken for agreeing to put his good name to my...artwork. The image is in the public domain (CC 0), but citations to the linked documents are warmly welcomed.
✅ zenodo.org/records/1808...
✅ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24452418/
Many thanks to Ken for agreeing to put his good name to my...artwork. The image is in the public domain (CC 0), but citations to the linked documents are warmly welcomed.
✅ zenodo.org/records/1808...
✅ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24452418/
December 29, 2025 at 11:19 AM
It has a name now 😜
Many thanks to Ken for agreeing to put his good name to my...artwork. The image is in the public domain (CC 0), but citations to the linked documents are warmly welcomed.
✅ zenodo.org/records/1808...
✅ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24452418/
Many thanks to Ken for agreeing to put his good name to my...artwork. The image is in the public domain (CC 0), but citations to the linked documents are warmly welcomed.
✅ zenodo.org/records/1808...
✅ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24452418/