Softly, effectively, in the age of genAI
littler 0.3.23 on CRAN: More Features (and Fixes)
年末的新习惯
Impact of tariffs on cost of goods
Tariff revenue is nowhere close to enough
Corrélation et causalité, circonstance et contexte
Imaginons qu’on ait collecté, pour une personne clairement identifiée, quelques informations sur Paris, via des objets connectés, Jeudi 18:30 : achat pour 45€ dans un bar-tabac Vendredi 13:15, 1h au dessus de la Porte Saint Martin Samedi 14:00, 1h proche de la Place de la République En essayant de faire parler les données, on hésite entre une première version Jeudi 18:30 : achat pour 45€ de cigarettes Vendredi 13:15, 1h à la mosquée, à l’heure de la prière Samedi 14:00, 1h dans une manifestation … Cont …
Correlation, Causation, Circumstance, Context
This post was originally written and published in French, Corrélation et causalité, circonstance et contexte Let’s imagine we collected a few pieces of information, for a clearly identified individuals, via connected devices, Thursday 18:30: a €45 purchase at a bar-tabac Friday 13:15, 1 hour above Porte Saint-Martin Saturday 14:00, 1 hour near Place de la République Trying to make the data “speak”, we might hesitate between a first version Thursday 18:30: a €45 purchase of cigarettes Friday 13:15, 1 hour at the mosque, at prayer … <a href=“https://freakonometrics.hypotheses.org/87986" …
“Statistics is widely understood to provide a body of techniques for ‘modeling data.'”
Bayesian Thinking for Toddlers: The Cartoon
Repost: OpenAI Codex App: Vibe-updating my old qqman R package to ggplot2 with plan+execute.
Reposted from the original at https://blog.stephenturner.us/p/openai-codex-app-qqman.Earlier this week I reposted a Bluesky post from Ethan Mollick.
I’m on the same page here — there are problems for sure, but these
tools have irreversibly changed th…
Continue reading: <a href=“https://www.r-bloggers.com/2026/02/repost-openai-codex-app-vibe-updating-my-old-qqman-r-package-to-ggplot2-with-planexecu …
I’m on the same page here — there are problems for sure, but these
tools have irreversibly changed th…
When Targeting Gets Too Narrow: A Break-Even Lens for selecting Audience Segments
Short practical advise on media targeting decisions:
Calculate the “Break-Even Multiplier” Before Spending
Instead of asking if a targeting segment will perform better than a broad audience, calculate exactly how much better it needs to be to …