Michael Lydeamore
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Michael Lydeamore
@mikelydeamore.bsky.social
Lecturer in Business Analytics at Monash University. Research in networks, observation models and infectious diseases. Focus on healthcare acquired infections.
Extreme user of R, extreme lover of data.
https://www.michaellydeamore.com
Discovery project submitted. Now time to relax in Mauritius for a few days.

Perhaps all conferences should be held on tropical islands...
December 12, 2024 at 6:22 AM
Bag drop queues should have a special line for people with 1 bag. Change my mind.
December 5, 2024 at 11:31 AM
At the end of 2023, the Victorian Department of Health changed the guidelines for patients colonised with Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales. We showed that this policy change will result only in a small reduction in demand for single-patient beds. #episky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Changes in isolation guidelines for CPE patients results in only mild reduction in required hospital beds
Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) are an emerging public health concern globally as they are resistant to a broad spectrum of antibiotics…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 24, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Reposted by Michael Lydeamore
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.
November 21, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Reposted by Michael Lydeamore
I am #hiring 2 analysts for the Statistics for Development Division at the Pacific Community (SPC). Skills: #rstats and/or Stata; Git; complex household surveys; development issues relating to Pacific Islands.

Based in either Fiji or New Caledonia (and we will relocate you and your family there).
Statistics Analyst
Noumea or Suva-based position Attractive expatriate package Join the principal development organisation in the region Description The Pacific Community (SPC)...
careers.spc.int
November 21, 2024 at 4:23 AM