Matt Cooper
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Matt Cooper
@nzcoops.bsky.social
Manager of Biostatistics - The Kids Research Institute Australia

R User, study design and reproducibility enthusiast - and anything sports (NFL, Rugby, Touch Football) or competition BBQ related!
https://the-kids-biostats.github.io/
Listen. Greg. We need evidence-based data-driven decision making, just not when it comes to the economy okay mate.

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October 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Both are 'actually' ordered, just the latter has the attribute of being 'ordered'.
October 1, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Thanks. Yeah I think the problem with the wording is the "preserves the existing status" part! Because the words 'preserves' and 'existing' both heavily imply 'nothing with will done'.

So = NA will give B A C (if that is the frequency order), = T will give B < A < C (ordered).
October 1, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Someone help my brain without needing more coffees.

ordered - A logical which determines the "ordered" status of the output factor. NA preserves the existing status of the factor.

I don't understand the roll of this argument, or (if that argument does what it says) why this solution works?
September 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The phones we have, that have been in development for decades, are buggy enough.

Can you imagine doing Microsoft 2FA six times for something 20mm from your eyeball?
September 16, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Nothing a bayesian analysis can't fix.
September 4, 2025 at 7:33 AM
advertised CV, which may make some employers think that you'll always be (actively?) looking for other opportunities. Especially in scenarios where the work shown doesn't completely align with the job being applied for.

"This person looks good, but it seems they're more interested in X"
August 25, 2025 at 4:39 AM
As it relates to "Was it useful in securing your first data job?"

For some job applications it could help, for others, it may give off a conflicting message. Like "does this person want the job I'm offering or some other more independent consulting job". It can be seen as a permanently ...
August 25, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Nice.

Myself, I'm particularly fond of the:

1. M365 login page
2. Enter work email
3. Taking you to your work place sign in page
4. Enter password
5. Type the number XX into your authenticator app
6. Refreshes
7. "You've successfully signed out"
August 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
here's the first hint

(am now reflecting on having shared this internationally, intuition on this might be different depending on... hemisphere)
July 31, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Had Stephen Mayne on @alankohler.bsky.social's podcast last week talking about paying for private school pre tax. Like the people involved in over (publicly) funded private schools need more tax breaks!
June 15, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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June 9, 2025 at 1:38 AM
You, alone, are reason enough to subscribe to the Guardian 👐

Only I need another rate drop or three to be able to afford it 🙏
May 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM