Seb Bate
@sebbate.uk
Occasionally do stats, mainly post pictures of the cats.
This week I have seen a large number of people discussing predictive analytics ad I have no idea what they mean.
November 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This week I have seen a large number of people discussing predictive analytics ad I have no idea what they mean.
Didn't work for wingdigns sadly
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Didn't work for wingdigns sadly
Not to necessarily play devil's advocate but what would be the difference between providing a risk calculator and providing a table of coefficients (assuming the app was sufficiently validated for accuracy)?
October 31, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Not to necessarily play devil's advocate but what would be the difference between providing a risk calculator and providing a table of coefficients (assuming the app was sufficiently validated for accuracy)?
Here's a bullet point list of why you can still use a bullet point lists 🔫
- you can fit more emojis in 😜
- it never triggers an AI detector 🔍
- a third reason - with an added em dash - for good measure3️⃣
- you can fit more emojis in 😜
- it never triggers an AI detector 🔍
- a third reason - with an added em dash - for good measure3️⃣
October 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Here's a bullet point list of why you can still use a bullet point lists 🔫
- you can fit more emojis in 😜
- it never triggers an AI detector 🔍
- a third reason - with an added em dash - for good measure3️⃣
- you can fit more emojis in 😜
- it never triggers an AI detector 🔍
- a third reason - with an added em dash - for good measure3️⃣
When you have restrictions on the ability to create and share in SharePoint (esp between institutions), you wonder why people then use non-approved storage systems.
August 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
When you have restrictions on the ability to create and share in SharePoint (esp between institutions), you wonder why people then use non-approved storage systems.
You don't get the same response from an LLM each time so sharing prompts wouldn't make it more reproducible.
August 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
You don't get the same response from an LLM each time so sharing prompts wouldn't make it more reproducible.
Maybe it's a code for 'I have no idea how to apply estimands'.
July 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Maybe it's a code for 'I have no idea how to apply estimands'.
Find another institution that has the same metric and then gift authorship on each other's papers 🙃
February 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Find another institution that has the same metric and then gift authorship on each other's papers 🙃
I'm convinced that image alt text's main purpose is to train AI image models rather than help the visually impaired (not that I will stop providing alt text on my images).
February 17, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I'm convinced that image alt text's main purpose is to train AI image models rather than help the visually impaired (not that I will stop providing alt text on my images).
The worst version is you take a multivariable regression, find that 2+ variables have p<0.05 and call them 'independent risk factors'. 🤮
January 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The worst version is you take a multivariable regression, find that 2+ variables have p<0.05 and call them 'independent risk factors'. 🤮
You shouldn't really be on an MSc if you intend to have a LLM write for you.
January 8, 2025 at 12:20 PM
You shouldn't really be on an MSc if you intend to have a LLM write for you.
Are these trials registered and just don't happen or never registered in the first place?
December 17, 2024 at 2:50 PM
Are these trials registered and just don't happen or never registered in the first place?
Surgery with AI? Let me ask chatgpt how to do an apendectomy.
December 14, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Surgery with AI? Let me ask chatgpt how to do an apendectomy.
The other take out is follow the instructions meticulously.
December 6, 2024 at 3:56 PM
The other take out is follow the instructions meticulously.