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Adrian Barnett
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Statistician working in meta-research. Deltiologist.
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My dog loves sleeping in a pot plant
Brown and white dog curled up sleeping in a pot plant
October 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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Not earlier, but a nice example of data sharing from George Otis Smith (a relative?) writing in Science in 1915 www.jstor.org/stable/1639881
Quote: “Our explorations, surveys and investigations are in the public interest only as results are made public. This policy is as old as the Geological Survey itself, but several things have given a special impetus to the development of this policy. Beginning in August a year ago, a large volume of inquiries from producer and consumer of minerals came pouring into our office, and as never before the Geological Survey became a kind of “central” to the mineral industry. This opportunity for a larger service to the public not only resulted in gratifying relations with a large number of correspondents, but the rendering of such service has proved instructive to the public servants charged with the duty. Many of us on the Survey staff have acquired a keener realization of the need not only of giving the public the facts, but also of making those facts intelligible and useful to the citizen who may lack professional training in geology or engineering.”
October 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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I think a lot about the general lack of statistical competence. Misspelling the great John Tukey's name as Turkey may seem harmless, but I can't think of how anyone whose is serious about statistics would do this.
Screen shot of a statistical method's section from a scientific paper with Tukey misspelt as Turkey.
October 11, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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At last, a simple diagram that explains random forests. Go forth and make random diagrams, I mean random forests. From www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejo...
Stick figure surrounded by tree-like structures with speech bubbles about sepsis.
September 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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When the zombie apocalypse starts in Weipa
Map of Queensland showing clear disease outbreak in the north
September 3, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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When the zombie apocalypse starts in Brisbane
September 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Almost all my bug bears in one paragraph
Text from a statistical analysis section of a published paper including many techniques that I and many others believe should never be used.
August 1, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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Monday morning mood
England celebrating the Euro 2025 win in glitter and grins
July 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Ma and Pa hunkering down for the day. An extra strange one this year.
July 12, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Strong recommend
Book cover for “I see buildings fall like lightning”
June 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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On a writing retreat at QUT’s research station in the bush. Just perfect.
Bicycle leaning against a tree in the countryside next to a driveway
June 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Perfect “winter” morning with Waffles
Little dog sitting looking at the camera in a playing field with clear blue sky
June 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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New paper. Trends in scientific writing. More noun chunks and sensational language. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
3x3 grid of trend plots for writing styles.
June 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Glorious Friday afternoon
Red sunset over a creek through lots of trees Bright orange sunset on a suburban street
June 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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National sorry day. Hearing from the survivors, from the oldest continuing culture on the planet.
Crowd watching a speaker outdoors surrounded by trees.
May 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Classic yes no meme from the man in the orange jacket. No is an em dash, yes is an en dash.
May 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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The golden pendas are blooming all over Brisbane and it is marvellous
Green tree with huge yellow flowers against a blue sky with scattered clouds
April 25, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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The results section of this abstract has 50 p-values and 74 words, that's an impressive two p-values for every three words. 👏 Hat tip to @annafinnane.bsky.social
Abstract. Verbatim: The findings revealed considerable improvement among the group for homolateral and contralateral arm and forearm, right and left thigh and right and left leg circumference (p=0.0087,0.0162, 0.0061, 0.0048, 0.0266,0.0142,0.0364, 0.0021), FACT-B (p=0.008, 0.002, 0.007,0.01,0.001,<0.0001), conversely no significant enhancement was observed for BMI (p=0.743) and WHR (p=0.6614) of patients undergoing multi-component exercise as compared to other group. Also, significant improvement between the groups was observed for circumference(0.0478,0.0305,0.0279,0.0240,0.0374,0.0293,0.0420,0.0334,0.0449,0.0260,0.0412 ,0.0160,0.0454,0.0324,0.0375,0.0214), FACT-B (0.51, 0.045, 0.313, 0.238, 0.593, 0.049, 0.405, <0.0001, 0.190, 0.015,0.131,0.176,0.006,<0.0001), conversely no significant enhancement was observed for BMI (p=0.9634, 0.364), WHR (p=0.988, 0.915) at post treatment 6 month and 1 year.
April 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Startled a bat as we arrived home last night
White car door covered in runny bat poo
April 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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The government run web page www.covid19evidence.net.au would have seen serious traffic during the pandemic, now it's been taken over by a freight company.
Advert for a freight company, showing fork lifts, boxes, trucks and a plane.
March 31, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Thanks to @allusionistshow.bsky.social I've discovered that I am a deltiologist - person who collects postcards as a hobby
View of my desk and a wall of postcards, around 18 wide by 15 high, so approximately 270 postcards
March 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Another nonsensical statistical methods section.
Sentence from a methods section: "An HR is considered significant when it does not fall between the lower and upper CI."
March 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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I missed “save a spider day” on March 14, but wanted to shout out this waif like daddy long legs that I pass daily in the fire escape.
Daddy long legs spider upside down in its fragile web. The background is concrete blocks.
March 26, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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What has Vincent van Gogh got to do with research fraud? My blog for @aushsi.bsky.social and the @deebleinstitute.bsky.social: ahha.asn.au/painting-a-p...
The Yellow House (The Street) Vincent van Gogh (1853 – 1890), Arles, September 1888 oil on canvas © Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation)
March 21, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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In part 94 of things that AI should not do, an academic thinks that AI should be used for randomisation! academic.oup.com/rev/article/...
Quote: "We live in the age of AI—what model of randomization was used and how was this model trained? How biased might the model be?"
March 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM