Ryan Bowles
@ryanpbowles.bsky.social
Applied quantitative methodologist at Michigan State University. To statisticians, I'm an early literacy researcher. To early literacy researchers, I'm a statistician.
@profandyfield.com Is it true that the R book is really coming out on Jan. 1? Is there somewhere we can get a table of contents?
November 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
@profandyfield.com Is it true that the R book is really coming out on Jan. 1? Is there somewhere we can get a table of contents?
Many thanks to MSU for issuing policies critical for my syllabus less than a week before the start of classes. After I finished the syllabus.
August 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Many thanks to MSU for issuing policies critical for my syllabus less than a week before the start of classes. After I finished the syllabus.
The new Cracker Barrel logo is the visual version of a 50 year old saying skibidi.
August 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The new Cracker Barrel logo is the visual version of a 50 year old saying skibidi.
Reposted by Ryan Bowles
A press release about our new measure of print concepts knowledge
innovationcenter.msu.edu/msu-boosting...
innovationcenter.msu.edu/msu-boosting...
MSU Boosting Early Childhood Literacy- MSU Innovation Center
PAWPrint Concepts was made by Dr. Lori Skibbe and Dr. Ryan P. Bowles to evaluate children's print concepts knowledge with a new testing method
innovationcenter.msu.edu
August 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
A press release about our new measure of print concepts knowledge
innovationcenter.msu.edu/msu-boosting...
innovationcenter.msu.edu/msu-boosting...
No, because it's hearsay. And not an exception to hearsay. Or it's an exception to an exception. But not an exception to an exception to an exception.
#T3BE (quote skeet to play) is back in business with your weekly shot to be admitted to the Bluesky Bar, have at it! Episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
July 11, 2025 at 1:13 AM
No, because it's hearsay. And not an exception to hearsay. Or it's an exception to an exception. But not an exception to an exception to an exception.
This analysis was supposed to be easy. F*** you, data.
March 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This analysis was supposed to be easy. F*** you, data.
Great to see a student in my program get recognized for her expertise.
My graduate student - Burcu Ozkum - was featured in the news for her expertise on children's digital media. So proud!
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February 8, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Great to see a student in my program get recognized for her expertise.
It finally happened. I have a student in my grad stats course whose advisor was once my student in the same grad stats course.
January 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
It finally happened. I have a student in my grad stats course whose advisor was once my student in the same grad stats course.
Language people: my trivia team had a rhyming question where the answer was Towel Howl. We had a debate about whether those words actually rhyme. Thoughts?
December 11, 2024 at 3:03 AM
Language people: my trivia team had a rhyming question where the answer was Towel Howl. We had a debate about whether those words actually rhyme. Thoughts?
Delete everything. If it's important enough, they'll email again.
Note: Despite the brilliance of this strategy, I have never been able to implement it.
Note: Despite the brilliance of this strategy, I have never been able to implement it.
Here we go again. I've reached a new level of email overload. What are your secrets for responding to the important ones while also not letting it take your whole day?
December 3, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Delete everything. If it's important enough, they'll email again.
Note: Despite the brilliance of this strategy, I have never been able to implement it.
Note: Despite the brilliance of this strategy, I have never been able to implement it.
A Likert scale is always some form of Disagree to Agree rating scale. It is a type of rating scale, not synonymous with rating scale.
This is a hill I will not die on, because I have given up and have nothing left but to scream into the Bluesky void.
This is a hill I will not die on, because I have given up and have nothing left but to scream into the Bluesky void.
December 2, 2024 at 12:53 AM
A Likert scale is always some form of Disagree to Agree rating scale. It is a type of rating scale, not synonymous with rating scale.
This is a hill I will not die on, because I have given up and have nothing left but to scream into the Bluesky void.
This is a hill I will not die on, because I have given up and have nothing left but to scream into the Bluesky void.
Reposted by Ryan Bowles
Underappreciated fact:
„When the entire population is measured there is no need to perform a hypothesis test. After all, there is no pop. to generalize to. When data from the entire pop. has been collected the pop. effect size is known, and there is no confidence interval to compute.“
„When the entire population is measured there is no need to perform a hypothesis test. After all, there is no pop. to generalize to. When data from the entire pop. has been collected the pop. effect size is known, and there is no confidence interval to compute.“
November 29, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Underappreciated fact:
„When the entire population is measured there is no need to perform a hypothesis test. After all, there is no pop. to generalize to. When data from the entire pop. has been collected the pop. effect size is known, and there is no confidence interval to compute.“
„When the entire population is measured there is no need to perform a hypothesis test. After all, there is no pop. to generalize to. When data from the entire pop. has been collected the pop. effect size is known, and there is no confidence interval to compute.“
How much different do two samples need to be for factorial in invariance to be meaningful validity evidence? For example, randomly splitting a sample in two and finding factorial invariance is definitely not meaningful validity evidence.
November 16, 2024 at 12:07 AM
How much different do two samples need to be for factorial in invariance to be meaningful validity evidence? For example, randomly splitting a sample in two and finding factorial invariance is definitely not meaningful validity evidence.
I taught a lecture on IRT today, and I have to say that even after 25 years in the field, I don't really get it. In the absence of a causal theory of the response process, what can IRT really say about measurement and validity?
November 13, 2024 at 11:37 PM
I taught a lecture on IRT today, and I have to say that even after 25 years in the field, I don't really get it. In the absence of a causal theory of the response process, what can IRT really say about measurement and validity?
Always entertaining to discover what autocaptioning thinks I said in my recorded lecture. Today, I am doing a Principle Commodes Analysis.
October 16, 2024 at 2:06 PM
Always entertaining to discover what autocaptioning thinks I said in my recorded lecture. Today, I am doing a Principle Commodes Analysis.
I changed my email signature to "Best Linear Unbiased Wishes, Ryan" months ago and I just finally got the second comment from a recipient. Perhaps I'm emailing with the wrong kind of people.
October 10, 2024 at 9:47 PM
I changed my email signature to "Best Linear Unbiased Wishes, Ryan" months ago and I just finally got the second comment from a recipient. Perhaps I'm emailing with the wrong kind of people.
All of my manuscripts will now have a Concept of Analytical Plan section.
September 11, 2024 at 4:15 PM
All of my manuscripts will now have a Concept of Analytical Plan section.
Reminder about this talk.
The next MSU HDFS Methods speaker is Daniel Cooper. His talk is "Using qualitative research to inform a culturally relevant parenting intervention". The talk is on zoom on 4/16 at 11 am Eastern time. The talk is open to anyone. Email me (bowlesr@msu.edu) for connection info.
April 15, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Reminder about this talk.
The next MSU HDFS Methods speaker is Daniel Cooper. His talk is "Using qualitative research to inform a culturally relevant parenting intervention". The talk is on zoom on 4/16 at 11 am Eastern time. The talk is open to anyone. Email me (bowlesr@msu.edu) for connection info.
April 10, 2024 at 3:21 PM
The next MSU HDFS Methods speaker is Daniel Cooper. His talk is "Using qualitative research to inform a culturally relevant parenting intervention". The talk is on zoom on 4/16 at 11 am Eastern time. The talk is open to anyone. Email me (bowlesr@msu.edu) for connection info.
Reminder that this is tomorrow. Open to anyone.
The next MSU HDFS Methods talk is Tu Apr 2 at 11 Eastern time on zoom. Robert Wickham from Northern Arizona U will speak on "Introducing a Framework for Modeling Dyadic Discrepancy". All are welcome. Contact bowlesr@msu.edu for more information.
April 1, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Reminder that this is tomorrow. Open to anyone.
The next MSU HDFS Methods talk is Tu Apr 2 at 11 Eastern time on zoom. Robert Wickham from Northern Arizona U will speak on "Introducing a Framework for Modeling Dyadic Discrepancy". All are welcome. Contact bowlesr@msu.edu for more information.
March 26, 2024 at 2:44 PM
The next MSU HDFS Methods talk is Tu Apr 2 at 11 Eastern time on zoom. Robert Wickham from Northern Arizona U will speak on "Introducing a Framework for Modeling Dyadic Discrepancy". All are welcome. Contact bowlesr@msu.edu for more information.
This is superbad.
Some modeling folks might appreciate this updated reference. 😊
March 23, 2024 at 1:26 PM
This is superbad.
I'm teaching today, so I'm wearing my fancy sneakers. Still getting inspiration from my sabbatical with @schotz.bsky.social five years ago.
March 20, 2024 at 1:54 PM
I'm teaching today, so I'm wearing my fancy sneakers. Still getting inspiration from my sabbatical with @schotz.bsky.social five years ago.
Looking forward to finding out how much I disagree with them.
March 18, 2024 at 6:02 PM
Looking forward to finding out how much I disagree with them.