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For every webinar/ blog post about how AI is going to save us all, there has to be one of an equal length explaining how both the data and analytical infrastructure are nowhere near adequate to support the former aim and what to do about it

This is a great thread with lots of lessons for digital and data in government (that absolutely no one with any power is interested in learning)

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In the NHS data scientists are paid on the same payscales as (nearly) everyone else- nursing, estates, IT...

NHS data science salaries don't compete with the private sector. But I'm lucky that lots of people want to work in the NHS because they love it, just like I do (also on the same payscale 🙂)

Latest update to Health trends in England live this morning, with new data on breastfeeding, mortality from alcoholic liver disease and cancer incidence fingertips.phe.org.uk/static-repor...

It's funny, when programming we have DRY- don't repeat yourself.

But honestly, when you're talking to non data scientists about data science and your work, it's more like DRY- do repeat yourself.

Often people need a couple of goes before they understand something, but when they do, they get it ++

Oh look, a data breach.

Is it caused by R? Or Python perhaps? GitHub?

No, it's email, that thing every employee has.

You remember that one that was caused by R/ Python/ GitHub though?

Me neither

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

New blogpost:
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...

At @rOpenSci.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy we're pairing first-time code contributors with experienced maintainers. If you are an rOpenSci or other #RStats package author and want to help build the road for new contributors and get co-maintainers, sign up for co-working!

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Still at #NHSRPySoc.

Still hearing too many stories where analysts learn and succeed in spite of their jobs, not because of them

Hi, can you help me? I want to develop a model that makes risk predictions.

Use logistic regression.

Can I use some more modern techniques, like AI?

Use a neural network with single non-hidden feed forward layer that outputs to a single dimension using a sigmoid activation function.

At #NHSRPySoc and thinking for the quadrillionth time that a sane NHS would make sure that data scientists have somewhere to deploy their projects so they can show them to interested parties.

Tiny investment, massive benefit

Random follow Wednesday, the legendary Frank Harrell bsky.app/profile/f2ha...

Bluesky seems to be getting busier these days which is nice. I joined ages ago but never really saw anyone I know.

I'm not very good at social media these days, I do still blog occasionally here chrisbeeley.github.io/chris_beeley... and will try to join in on here when I can

I spend most of my time working in #rstats but like a lot of folks these days, I do use a bit of #python as well. This post by @emilyriederer.bsky.social is *extremely excellent* for folks coming from my perspective and I highly recommend you take a look:
emilyriederer.netlify.app/post/py-rgo/

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A lot of my timeline is in German. I wonder if I've perhaps set my account up wrongly 🤔

I'm terrible at social media these days, but I thought I'd dip my toe into Bluesky