Eric Polley
@ecpolley.bsky.social
Associate Professor and Director of the Biostatistics Laboratory in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Chicago
Ok, I’ll admit, I still reference Wikipedia in some of my lectures
October 31, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Ok, I’ll admit, I still reference Wikipedia in some of my lectures
Had this debate at a faculty meeting recently. Some memorable quotes.
October 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Had this debate at a faculty meeting recently. Some memorable quotes.
A shift in the operational definition of Research & Development
October 22, 2025 at 2:45 AM
A shift in the operational definition of Research & Development
More like 48 minutes/week of dread before being able to start work on a redesign
August 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
More like 48 minutes/week of dread before being able to start work on a redesign
The style guide states this should be statistically significant, not just significant.
August 3, 2025 at 4:28 AM
The style guide states this should be statistically significant, not just significant.
And then introduce notation to reinvent them?
August 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
And then introduce notation to reinvent them?
Doug Lowry had a helpful diagram explaining this fully funding impact at the beginning of the July CTAC meeting: www.cancer.gov/about-nci/ad...
2025 Meetings - Clinical Trials and Translational Research Advisory Committee
Agendas and meeting minutes for 2025 Clinical Trials and Translational Research Advisory Committee meetings.
www.cancer.gov
July 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Doug Lowry had a helpful diagram explaining this fully funding impact at the beginning of the July CTAC meeting: www.cancer.gov/about-nci/ad...
Bonus points if a tornado siren is going off in earshot?
July 2, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Bonus points if a tornado siren is going off in earshot?
Some of this may be trying to emulate what I recall from David Brillinger’s course in applied statistics. Check the data, then think about theory, but difficult to convene in a 9 week quarter
May 21, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Some of this may be trying to emulate what I recall from David Brillinger’s course in applied statistics. Check the data, then think about theory, but difficult to convene in a 9 week quarter
Real data does not look like most classroom examples, how do we help with this transition?
May 21, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Real data does not look like most classroom examples, how do we help with this transition?