Ryan McShane
@ryanmcshane.bsky.social
Statistics professor at The University of Chicago
* Researching intransitivity in paired comparisons, pedagogy in sports analytics courses.
* Data viz enthusiast.
* #RStats
* #GSG 🏀🇩🇪🇺🇸
ryanmcshane.com
* Researching intransitivity in paired comparisons, pedagogy in sports analytics courses.
* Data viz enthusiast.
* #RStats
* #GSG 🏀🇩🇪🇺🇸
ryanmcshane.com
I wrote a wrapper around {knitr} kable and {kableExtra} kable_styling that I put at the top of every HW assignment I give to students (output is always PDF). I also have it in all of my Beamer slides 😬
It makes kable tables nice by default.
You can still call, e.g. knitr::kable, too!
It makes kable tables nice by default.
You can still call, e.g. knitr::kable, too!
September 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I wrote a wrapper around {knitr} kable and {kableExtra} kable_styling that I put at the top of every HW assignment I give to students (output is always PDF). I also have it in all of my Beamer slides 😬
It makes kable tables nice by default.
You can still call, e.g. knitr::kable, too!
It makes kable tables nice by default.
You can still call, e.g. knitr::kable, too!
I might need to do this to keep up with my collection.
I have space for maybe two more, but I could fit even more if I moved some around; I'm scared to death of doing that!
I know I've seen guides around the internet on how to convert these hex stickers to magnets, but I've lost track of them 🙈
I have space for maybe two more, but I could fit even more if I moved some around; I'm scared to death of doing that!
I know I've seen guides around the internet on how to convert these hex stickers to magnets, but I've lost track of them 🙈
September 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I might need to do this to keep up with my collection.
I have space for maybe two more, but I could fit even more if I moved some around; I'm scared to death of doing that!
I know I've seen guides around the internet on how to convert these hex stickers to magnets, but I've lost track of them 🙈
I have space for maybe two more, but I could fit even more if I moved some around; I'm scared to death of doing that!
I know I've seen guides around the internet on how to convert these hex stickers to magnets, but I've lost track of them 🙈
Did my neighbor and I immediately check to see if our coins stuck together like magnets? Yes.
But also, the backside is a relief rendering of the {tidyverse} hex logo, so it feels trying to put a magnet on would undo one of the sides 🙃🫠
But also, the backside is a relief rendering of the {tidyverse} hex logo, so it feels trying to put a magnet on would undo one of the sides 🙃🫠
September 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Did my neighbor and I immediately check to see if our coins stuck together like magnets? Yes.
But also, the backside is a relief rendering of the {tidyverse} hex logo, so it feels trying to put a magnet on would undo one of the sides 🙃🫠
But also, the backside is a relief rendering of the {tidyverse} hex logo, so it feels trying to put a magnet on would undo one of the sides 🙃🫠
A couple and the coin!
September 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A couple and the coin!
Just finished my first #rstats #TidyDevDay! It might have been a net negative on open issues, because I:
* opened an issue each in {pak}, {roxygen2}, and {gitcreds}
* submitted a PR to {forcats}
* submitted a PR to {usethis} (needs corrected test)
But at least I got this selfie with @hadley.nz 🫠😆
* opened an issue each in {pak}, {roxygen2}, and {gitcreds}
* submitted a PR to {forcats}
* submitted a PR to {usethis} (needs corrected test)
But at least I got this selfie with @hadley.nz 🫠😆
September 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Just finished my first #rstats #TidyDevDay! It might have been a net negative on open issues, because I:
* opened an issue each in {pak}, {roxygen2}, and {gitcreds}
* submitted a PR to {forcats}
* submitted a PR to {usethis} (needs corrected test)
But at least I got this selfie with @hadley.nz 🫠😆
* opened an issue each in {pak}, {roxygen2}, and {gitcreds}
* submitted a PR to {forcats}
* submitted a PR to {usethis} (needs corrected test)
But at least I got this selfie with @hadley.nz 🫠😆
OK #PositConf2025 -- I acquired most of the stickers I heard were available; here's my final score! (Thanks for the assists @ivelasq3.bsky.social ({dtplyr}!!!) @kellybodwin.com and @emilhvitfeldt.bsky.social ). I'll be re-distributing many of these to my students as leaderboard prizes 👩🎓👨🎓 #rstats
September 19, 2025 at 1:41 AM
OK #PositConf2025 -- I acquired most of the stickers I heard were available; here's my final score! (Thanks for the assists @ivelasq3.bsky.social ({dtplyr}!!!) @kellybodwin.com and @emilhvitfeldt.bsky.social ). I'll be re-distributing many of these to my students as leaderboard prizes 👩🎓👨🎓 #rstats
I'm talking about reproducibility in class today, and was inspired to make this last night after reviewing some of @brodriguesco.bsky.social 's book, raps-with-r.dev
(I'm operating on about 3 or 4 layers of reproducibility)
(I'm operating on about 3 or 4 layers of reproducibility)
August 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I'm talking about reproducibility in class today, and was inspired to make this last night after reviewing some of @brodriguesco.bsky.social 's book, raps-with-r.dev
(I'm operating on about 3 or 4 layers of reproducibility)
(I'm operating on about 3 or 4 layers of reproducibility)
Fun: I'm currently listening to Julia on Libby.
(Feminist retelling of 1984 from Julia's perspective)
@libbyheeren.bsky.social
(Feminist retelling of 1984 from Julia's perspective)
@libbyheeren.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Fun: I'm currently listening to Julia on Libby.
(Feminist retelling of 1984 from Julia's perspective)
@libbyheeren.bsky.social
(Feminist retelling of 1984 from Julia's perspective)
@libbyheeren.bsky.social
I also try to keep things nonpartisan and talk about the values I think are objectively important in Statistics.
If you're looking, here's at least one example of the left misusing statistics. See ALT text!
Biden ex.: wanted to misrepresent truth.
Trump 2025: wants to change Truth.
(not the same)
If you're looking, here's at least one example of the left misusing statistics. See ALT text!
Biden ex.: wanted to misrepresent truth.
Trump 2025: wants to change Truth.
(not the same)
August 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I also try to keep things nonpartisan and talk about the values I think are objectively important in Statistics.
If you're looking, here's at least one example of the left misusing statistics. See ALT text!
Biden ex.: wanted to misrepresent truth.
Trump 2025: wants to change Truth.
(not the same)
If you're looking, here's at least one example of the left misusing statistics. See ALT text!
Biden ex.: wanted to misrepresent truth.
Trump 2025: wants to change Truth.
(not the same)
With my first act on Bluesky, I'd like to congratulate Greg Matthews (@statsinthewild.bsky.social) on earning the ASA Significant Contributor in Sports award — he deserved it! I wish I could have been at JSM for his talk. (See y'all at posit::conf or NESSIS?)
With my second act, this meme I made:
With my second act, this meme I made:
August 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
With my first act on Bluesky, I'd like to congratulate Greg Matthews (@statsinthewild.bsky.social) on earning the ASA Significant Contributor in Sports award — he deserved it! I wish I could have been at JSM for his talk. (See y'all at posit::conf or NESSIS?)
With my second act, this meme I made:
With my second act, this meme I made: