Ben Harrap
@bharrap.bsky.social
doer of data things at Yardhura Walani
vice president of statsoc.org.au
I do #rstats, surveys, biostatistics, #IDSov
on Ngunnawal and Ngambri lands
not Indigenous, non-binary (they/them)
benharrap.com
vice president of statsoc.org.au
I do #rstats, surveys, biostatistics, #IDSov
on Ngunnawal and Ngambri lands
not Indigenous, non-binary (they/them)
benharrap.com
Pinned
Ben Harrap
@bharrap.bsky.social
· Dec 9
Re-sharing my starter pack so I can update my pinned post
If you're a statistician, data scientist, or someone doing statsy or data sciencey things in Australia or Aotearoa (New Zealand) and want to be on the list, just let me know!
go.bsky.app/3wERdAo
If you're a statistician, data scientist, or someone doing statsy or data sciencey things in Australia or Aotearoa (New Zealand) and want to be on the list, just let me know!
go.bsky.app/3wERdAo
Maybe in a few promotions' time 🥲
November 10, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Maybe in a few promotions' time 🥲
Can't write a for loop if you never learned how 😉
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Can't write a for loop if you never learned how 😉
Reposted by Ben Harrap
Hey #rstats,
Are there any good tricks for deciding on sensible dimensions for a plot when saving it?
Or does everyone just tweak the dimensions in ggsave() until it looks right?
Are there any good tricks for deciding on sensible dimensions for a plot when saving it?
Or does everyone just tweak the dimensions in ggsave() until it looks right?
November 8, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Hey #rstats,
Are there any good tricks for deciding on sensible dimensions for a plot when saving it?
Or does everyone just tweak the dimensions in ggsave() until it looks right?
Are there any good tricks for deciding on sensible dimensions for a plot when saving it?
Or does everyone just tweak the dimensions in ggsave() until it looks right?
Reposted by Ben Harrap
🧵
Our new QUEER AS… website
Exploring queer Indigenous creativity.
With:
Blaqademics/Indigiqueers
Queer as…a podcast (Jazz Money is first up).
Indigenous Creatives
Queer Museums
Queer Tv - deep dive
Our pubs and info
queer-as.org
Our new QUEER AS… website
Exploring queer Indigenous creativity.
With:
Blaqademics/Indigiqueers
Queer as…a podcast (Jazz Money is first up).
Indigenous Creatives
Queer Museums
Queer Tv - deep dive
Our pubs and info
queer-as.org
Queer As...
Exploring Queer Indigenous Creativity
queer-as.org
November 7, 2025 at 10:07 AM
🧵
Our new QUEER AS… website
Exploring queer Indigenous creativity.
With:
Blaqademics/Indigiqueers
Queer as…a podcast (Jazz Money is first up).
Indigenous Creatives
Queer Museums
Queer Tv - deep dive
Our pubs and info
queer-as.org
Our new QUEER AS… website
Exploring queer Indigenous creativity.
With:
Blaqademics/Indigiqueers
Queer as…a podcast (Jazz Money is first up).
Indigenous Creatives
Queer Museums
Queer Tv - deep dive
Our pubs and info
queer-as.org
I've been wearing band shirts for years but today is the first time someone's thrown up the evil eye/devil horns
Rock on Bunnings dude 🤘
Rock on Bunnings dude 🤘
November 6, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I've been wearing band shirts for years but today is the first time someone's thrown up the evil eye/devil horns
Rock on Bunnings dude 🤘
Rock on Bunnings dude 🤘
Reposted by Ben Harrap
purrr 1.2.0 out now — mostly removing long deprecated functions but a few small performance nad parallel processing improvements. Learn more at www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/11... #rstats
purrr 1.2.0
This release tightens up the package by removing long-deprecated functions, making `map_chr()` and predicate functions more type-safe, and requiring a newer version of carrier to make `in_parallel()`...
www.tidyverse.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
purrr 1.2.0 out now — mostly removing long deprecated functions but a few small performance nad parallel processing improvements. Learn more at www.tidyverse.org/blog/2025/11... #rstats
Today I learned you can adopt a Unicode character!!
Who wants to name a star or buy a plot on the moon when you could lay claim to your favourite emoji?
It's like a way better version of the million dollar homepage #databs @unicode.org
aac.unicode.org
Who wants to name a star or buy a plot on the moon when you could lay claim to your favourite emoji?
It's like a way better version of the million dollar homepage #databs @unicode.org
aac.unicode.org
Unicode AAC
Help support Unicode’s efforts by adopting a character of your choosing today!
aac.unicode.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Today I learned you can adopt a Unicode character!!
Who wants to name a star or buy a plot on the moon when you could lay claim to your favourite emoji?
It's like a way better version of the million dollar homepage #databs @unicode.org
aac.unicode.org
Who wants to name a star or buy a plot on the moon when you could lay claim to your favourite emoji?
It's like a way better version of the million dollar homepage #databs @unicode.org
aac.unicode.org
Reposted by Ben Harrap
once again seeking others' opinions to guide my life choices: of those who dropped out of a PhD or converted to Masters, did anyone subsequently complete a PhD with a different topic and supervisors? thoughts for or against this path?
November 3, 2025 at 3:54 AM
once again seeking others' opinions to guide my life choices: of those who dropped out of a PhD or converted to Masters, did anyone subsequently complete a PhD with a different topic and supervisors? thoughts for or against this path?
Happy Monday folks, and it'll be an even happier Wednesday when I do this talk!
Come along to my slightly silly and hopefully informative talk on how data go from some scribbles on a paper questionnaire to a nice, clean dataset
Thanks to the ARDC for having me!
#databs #rstats
📅 Nov 5 at 12pm AEDT
📍 Online webinar
🔗 www.eventbrite.com.au/e/where-do-d...
Thanks to the ARDC for having me!
#databs #rstats
📅 Nov 5 at 12pm AEDT
📍 Online webinar
🔗 www.eventbrite.com.au/e/where-do-d...
Where do data come from & other difficult questions your children might ask
Join us to learn about data cleaning and management in the Mayi Kuwayu study.
www.eventbrite.com.au
November 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Happy Monday folks, and it'll be an even happier Wednesday when I do this talk!
Reposted by Ben Harrap
Would be nice if people not only realised how dependent on data LLMs are, but also that humans are very similar.
For us, too, GIGO is true. Marinating in toxic information systems is a great way to normalise toxicity in your own mind. Information diet matters a LOT. Take care with yours.
For us, too, GIGO is true. Marinating in toxic information systems is a great way to normalise toxicity in your own mind. Information diet matters a LOT. Take care with yours.
November 1, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Would be nice if people not only realised how dependent on data LLMs are, but also that humans are very similar.
For us, too, GIGO is true. Marinating in toxic information systems is a great way to normalise toxicity in your own mind. Information diet matters a LOT. Take care with yours.
For us, too, GIGO is true. Marinating in toxic information systems is a great way to normalise toxicity in your own mind. Information diet matters a LOT. Take care with yours.
Revealjs #Quarto tip of the day:
::: {.incremental}
- element 1
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displays lists incrementally
::: {.fragment}
element 1
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element 3
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increments any content
see quarto.org/docs/present...
#rstats
::: {.incremental}
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displays lists incrementally
::: {.fragment}
element 1
:::
::: {.fragment}
element 2
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::: {.fragment}
element 3
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increments any content
see quarto.org/docs/present...
#rstats
Advanced Reveal – Quarto
quarto.org
October 31, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Revealjs #Quarto tip of the day:
::: {.incremental}
- element 1
- element 2
- element 3
:::
displays lists incrementally
::: {.fragment}
element 1
:::
::: {.fragment}
element 2
:::
::: {.fragment}
element 3
:::
increments any content
see quarto.org/docs/present...
#rstats
::: {.incremental}
- element 1
- element 2
- element 3
:::
displays lists incrementally
::: {.fragment}
element 1
:::
::: {.fragment}
element 2
:::
::: {.fragment}
element 3
:::
increments any content
see quarto.org/docs/present...
#rstats
October 31, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Reposted by Ben Harrap
We're looking forward to it! Expect a lot of registrations with such a fun title :)
October 30, 2025 at 11:04 PM
We're looking forward to it! Expect a lot of registrations with such a fun title :)
Reposted by Ben Harrap
{DAGassist} let's you process a DAG and estimate models giving {dagitty} input and baseline model #CausalSky #rstats
cran.r-project.org/web/packages... I think {ggdag} has more to offer for analysis of a DAG, while {DAGassist} is a one-stop package for classifying variables and getting estimates
cran.r-project.org/web/packages... I think {ggdag} has more to offer for analysis of a DAG, while {DAGassist} is a one-stop package for classifying variables and getting estimates
October 30, 2025 at 7:16 PM
{DAGassist} let's you process a DAG and estimate models giving {dagitty} input and baseline model #CausalSky #rstats
cran.r-project.org/web/packages... I think {ggdag} has more to offer for analysis of a DAG, while {DAGassist} is a one-stop package for classifying variables and getting estimates
cran.r-project.org/web/packages... I think {ggdag} has more to offer for analysis of a DAG, while {DAGassist} is a one-stop package for classifying variables and getting estimates
Come along to my slightly silly and hopefully informative talk on how data go from some scribbles on a paper questionnaire to a nice, clean dataset
Thanks to the ARDC for having me!
#databs #rstats
📅 Nov 5 at 12pm AEDT
📍 Online webinar
🔗 www.eventbrite.com.au/e/where-do-d...
Thanks to the ARDC for having me!
#databs #rstats
📅 Nov 5 at 12pm AEDT
📍 Online webinar
🔗 www.eventbrite.com.au/e/where-do-d...
Where do data come from & other difficult questions your children might ask
Join us to learn about data cleaning and management in the Mayi Kuwayu study.
www.eventbrite.com.au
October 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Come along to my slightly silly and hopefully informative talk on how data go from some scribbles on a paper questionnaire to a nice, clean dataset
Thanks to the ARDC for having me!
#databs #rstats
📅 Nov 5 at 12pm AEDT
📍 Online webinar
🔗 www.eventbrite.com.au/e/where-do-d...
Thanks to the ARDC for having me!
#databs #rstats
📅 Nov 5 at 12pm AEDT
📍 Online webinar
🔗 www.eventbrite.com.au/e/where-do-d...
How did the geologist carry their books to school?
In a rocksack
In a rocksack
October 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
How did the geologist carry their books to school?
In a rocksack
In a rocksack
Reposted by Ben Harrap
Nearly all instances of "multiverse analysis" should have been a well-defined sensitivity analysis that interrogates a specific assumption or set of assumptions we have reason to believe may not be reliable.
When there is a random way to do something, there is a less random way that is better but requires more thought. In this case, regression models that make no sense don't belong in a multiverse analysis. An inferential regression without a causal justification is like an opinion without reasons.
October 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Nearly all instances of "multiverse analysis" should have been a well-defined sensitivity analysis that interrogates a specific assumption or set of assumptions we have reason to believe may not be reliable.
Reposted by Ben Harrap
I’m researching ways that digital technologies in Australia's private rental sector are impacting renters and housing justice.
I’m looking for more interview participants. If you are a renter and have experience using ‘RentTech’ - I want to speak with you!
More info and EOI here:
I’m looking for more interview participants. If you are a renter and have experience using ‘RentTech’ - I want to speak with you!
More info and EOI here:
The Machine-Readable Renter — Samantha Floreani
Participants needed! Are you a renter in Australia? Have you ever used tech to find and apply for a home, log maintenance, or pay rent? I want to speak with you!
www.samanthafloreani.com
June 18, 2025 at 2:55 AM
I’m researching ways that digital technologies in Australia's private rental sector are impacting renters and housing justice.
I’m looking for more interview participants. If you are a renter and have experience using ‘RentTech’ - I want to speak with you!
More info and EOI here:
I’m looking for more interview participants. If you are a renter and have experience using ‘RentTech’ - I want to speak with you!
More info and EOI here:
Reposted by Ben Harrap
Excited to host Dr Heather Turner, leading #RStats developer & statistician! 🎉
She’ll share insights from #RDevDays: collaborative events where contributors, including women & gender minorities, work on base #R, dashboards & more.
🔗 Sign up: buff.ly/F2qikpO
📆 12 Nov, 5.30-7.30pm
📍 TBA
She’ll share insights from #RDevDays: collaborative events where contributors, including women & gender minorities, work on base #R, dashboards & more.
🔗 Sign up: buff.ly/F2qikpO
📆 12 Nov, 5.30-7.30pm
📍 TBA
October 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Excited to host Dr Heather Turner, leading #RStats developer & statistician! 🎉
She’ll share insights from #RDevDays: collaborative events where contributors, including women & gender minorities, work on base #R, dashboards & more.
🔗 Sign up: buff.ly/F2qikpO
📆 12 Nov, 5.30-7.30pm
📍 TBA
She’ll share insights from #RDevDays: collaborative events where contributors, including women & gender minorities, work on base #R, dashboards & more.
🔗 Sign up: buff.ly/F2qikpO
📆 12 Nov, 5.30-7.30pm
📍 TBA
Reposted by Ben Harrap
We need to have a conversation about random seeds. Don't use 42.
blog.genesmindsmachines.com/p/if-your-ra...
blog.genesmindsmachines.com/p/if-your-ra...
If your random seed is 42 I will come to your office and set your computer on fire🔥
Figuratively. More likely you'll get a stern talking to.
blog.genesmindsmachines.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
We need to have a conversation about random seeds. Don't use 42.
blog.genesmindsmachines.com/p/if-your-ra...
blog.genesmindsmachines.com/p/if-your-ra...
The panel discussion is now an episode of The Random Sample! If you missed it or want to listen again you can find it here:
www.therandomsample.com.au/podcast/data...
www.therandomsample.com.au/podcast/data...
October 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The panel discussion is now an episode of The Random Sample! If you missed it or want to listen again you can find it here:
www.therandomsample.com.au/podcast/data...
www.therandomsample.com.au/podcast/data...
Reposted by Ben Harrap
Surprise WOMBAT drop! If you want to relive your #WOMBAT2025 experience or want to see what you missed, we added the slides for each talk on their corresponding page.
Check them out: wombat2025.numbat.space/program/work...
#RStats #DataScience #OpenSource
Check them out: wombat2025.numbat.space/program/work...
#RStats #DataScience #OpenSource
October 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Surprise WOMBAT drop! If you want to relive your #WOMBAT2025 experience or want to see what you missed, we added the slides for each talk on their corresponding page.
Check them out: wombat2025.numbat.space/program/work...
#RStats #DataScience #OpenSource
Check them out: wombat2025.numbat.space/program/work...
#RStats #DataScience #OpenSource
Reposted by Ben Harrap
Today is the day 👀
Happy to announce that I'll give a talk on how we can make rigorous causal inference more mainstream 📈
You can sign up for the Zoom link here: tinyurl.com/CIIG-JuliaRo...
You can sign up for the Zoom link here: tinyurl.com/CIIG-JuliaRo...
October 20, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Today is the day 👀
Love this story and the way it's told!
This kind of sizing method for clothes also creates a perverse sort of brand loyalty – once I find a brand that fits sensibly I'm way more likely to look at what else they have rather than try out another brand.
This kind of sizing method for clothes also creates a perverse sort of brand loyalty – once I find a brand that fits sensibly I'm way more likely to look at what else they have rather than try out another brand.
Well, this is just delightful. It has everything: data, survey, charts, stories, videos, scrollytelling, animations, 3D modelling, interviews... 📊
Inside the confusing world of women’s clothing sizes
Why does shopping for clothes feel like a guessing game? We looked at the numbers to find out.
www.straitstimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Love this story and the way it's told!
This kind of sizing method for clothes also creates a perverse sort of brand loyalty – once I find a brand that fits sensibly I'm way more likely to look at what else they have rather than try out another brand.
This kind of sizing method for clothes also creates a perverse sort of brand loyalty – once I find a brand that fits sensibly I'm way more likely to look at what else they have rather than try out another brand.
Happy birthday me but also HAPPY WORLD STATISTICS DAY TO YOU ALL!
If you're looking for a way to celebrate – and you should, it only happens every 5 years – come along to the webinar (starting in ~3.5hrs)
If you're looking for a way to celebrate – and you should, it only happens every 5 years – come along to the webinar (starting in ~3.5hrs)
Will I be celebrating my birthday on October 20th? No!
Will I be celebrating World #Statistics Day by joining several much cooler panelists to discuss the topic "data we can trust"? Absolutely!
🗓️ October 20th, 1pm AEDT
📍 Online webinar
🔗 statsoc.org.au/event-6365055
#statssky #databs #datascience
Will I be celebrating World #Statistics Day by joining several much cooler panelists to discuss the topic "data we can trust"? Absolutely!
🗓️ October 20th, 1pm AEDT
📍 Online webinar
🔗 statsoc.org.au/event-6365055
#statssky #databs #datascience
Statistical Society of Australia - World Statistics Day Webinar – “Data we can trust”
statsoc.org.au
October 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Happy birthday me but also HAPPY WORLD STATISTICS DAY TO YOU ALL!
If you're looking for a way to celebrate – and you should, it only happens every 5 years – come along to the webinar (starting in ~3.5hrs)
If you're looking for a way to celebrate – and you should, it only happens every 5 years – come along to the webinar (starting in ~3.5hrs)