Michael Mumford
michaelmumford.bsky.social
Michael Mumford
@michaelmumford.bsky.social
Statistician in agriculture. Part time PhD student. Opinions are my own. Based in Queensland, Australia 🇦🇺.
The Australasian Applied Statistics Conference 2026 website is now live! aasc2026.netlify.app
#AASC2026 #rstats #statsky
Australasian Applied Statistics Conference 2026 – #AASC2026
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February 18, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Last week I had the honour of presenting my PhD research on the development of a statistical model for the multi-enviornment trial analysis of agricultural count data at the Australasian Region Biometrics conference in Canberra. #BIBC2025 #Statistics #biometrics
December 3, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Epidemiology/Statistician position advertised with Biosecurity Queensland.

smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-650...
Principal Scientist | Flexible |
Bring legacy to life. For the future of Queensland and the world. #DPIcareers We are looking for a Principal Scientist (Epidemiology and Statistics), to join our high performing team in Plant Biosecur...
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July 31, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Reposted by Michael Mumford
Hey, I have a new video out! It’s about where the formulas for Least Squares come from, in terms of orthogonal projection. It’s the second in a series about projection (but you don’t need to have watched the first :)
youtu.be/73xKLFsXvvM
Orthogonal Projection Formulas (Least Squares) - Projection, Part 2
YouTube video by Sam Levey
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March 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Reposted by Michael Mumford
Job alert 🔈 We are seeking 3 postdocs in #statistics, data science, machine learning, bioinformatics, quantitative biology or related discipline for the Analytics for Australian Grains Industry collaboration. #agriculture #databs

See more information here: jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/postdoc...
Postdoctoral/Research Fellow - Canberra / ACT, ACT, Australia
Classification: Academic Level A/BSalary package: $85,010 - $131,227 per annum plus 17% superannuationTerm: 3x Full-time, Fixed Term (Up to December 2027) The Position Three academic positions are ava...
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December 18, 2024 at 3:08 AM
The Quasi-Newton BFGS algorithm seen in the #rstats optim function explained visually. Another instructive video that I found recently.

youtu.be/VIoWzHlz7k8?...
Understanding scipy.minimize part 1: The BFGS algorithm
YouTube video by Folker Hoffmann
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December 12, 2024 at 10:58 AM
Perhaps I will continue to document my key learnings during my PhD journey here.
December 11, 2024 at 12:27 PM
An intuitive visual explanation of what SVD actually is. A must watch for anyone using dimension reduction techniques for data analysis.

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December 11, 2024 at 12:25 PM