HCIStatistics

statistics for human–computer interaction and related disciplines

[Alan Dix @alanjohndix]

I’ve sent the manuscript of AI for Human-Computer Interaction to @routledgebooks. It explores the rich human side of AI – how AI can help in user experience design and how effective interfaces can help make AI usable and useful. Due out early 2026.
https://t.co/GSpm3G50RO

[Alan Dix @alanjohndix]

Yay, the new edition of Statistics for HCI has been sent to Springer ! On track to be published in first half of 2026. New chaps on big data, AI and computation heavy stats. Post-its in marked up 1st ed made me feel like a PhD student in a viva again :-/
https://t.co/PpnSvQmP16

[HCIStatistics @HciStatistics]

Cardinal rule of statistics: not significant DOES NOT mean no effect.
"From this sample, the report concluded there was no statistically significant bias at a setting of 0.6 or higher, a claim the Met has repeated to defend the use and expansion of LFR."
https://t.co/k5JeC5y0eH

[Alan Dix @alanjohndix]

New blog "Clippy returns!" on modal spelling suggestions in Outlook ... the ghost of Clippy rising and lessons unlearnt from the past. Design takeaway – do think really carefully before you have an unexpected modal dialog.

https://t.co/8UkmiXalWW

[Prof. Tom Crick @ProfTomCrick]

.@rwdatasci interviews UK national statistician Prof. Sir Ian Diamond about culture change and innovation in the national statistical system post-COVID, building trust through transparency, and using AI tools to empower people to interrogate data. https://t.co/alcAci4Cb5

[HCIStatistics @HciStatistics]

Complex stats in the news! It's not often you see complex statistics mentioned in the news, but today the @Guardian described how MRP (multilevel regression and poststratification) analysis was used in assessing changing views about Brexit in the UK.
https://t.co/28ubFtM7O6

[Alan Dix @alanjohndix]

Online Statistics Course next week – Seeing beyond the numbers – what do statistics really mean? Three 90min sessions on Tues 18th and Wed 19th.
@ACM_CHI

https://t.co/AmfEmubc0z

[HCIStatistics @HciStatistics]

Full times: April 18 – 16:30-18:00 and 18:30-20:00 / April 19 – 16:30-18:00 (all time slots in UK time, BST).
Course website at: https://t.co/2bR8p93I0g

[HCIStatistics @HciStatistics]

Virtual @acm_chi 2023 Course "Statistics for HCI" April 18 & 19 – focus on material you will not find in a conventional stats course including of stats `craft' skill (N.B. was going to be in-person, but plans had to change)
https://t.co/YwxcQorBNc

[Jacek Gwizdka @jaceksg]

Excellent new book "Bayesian Methods for Interaction and Design" Highly recommended! Great text for a new course!
https://t.co/D5eGnR86to @oulasvirta @NilavraB @IXlab_UT @UTiSchool

[Alan Dix @alanjohndix]

Notes now available of "Designing User Interactions with AI: Servant, Master or Symbiosis" - talk given at 2021 AI Summit London (it only took me a year!). Good prep for my upcoming AI for HCI book :)
https://t.co/PkA3U0ADCD

[Alan Dix @alanjohndix]

Somewhat amused looking at bill from @Marriott @CourtyardHotels on Keele campus after returning from @BCSHCI2022 . The figures don't add up - Vat paid calc is correct (20%), but 'without VAT' uses 17.5% – so has been wrong since at least 4th Jan 2011! @Nat_Numeracy @CompFoundry

[HCIStatistics @HciStatistics]

I'm doing Statistics for HCI online course again *tomorrow* at CHI2022, but still time to register! Helping you see beyond the numbers to understand what it all means.
@CompFoundry #CHI2022 https://t.co/wlbdY9S8FT

[Alan Dix @alanjohndix]

One week left (May 10th) to apply for the Doctoral Consortium at BHCI2021. Same date also for all research paper submissions.
https://t.co/7UtQGg0Oj2

[Alan Dix @alanjohndix]

What's next in UX/UI design and prototyping tools?

Tomorrow is the first of four investigative workshops for UX professionals, educators & students. Join us at one of them to shape the future.

See https://t.co/f5Cm1yYyPz for more details & the sign-up link

[BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference @BCSHCI2024]

The 33rd British Human-Computer Interaction Conference takes place on 19-21 July, online from London, organised by University of West London.
CfP: https://t.co/ov0htbI6f0

@BCSHCI2021
@UniWestLondon
@WikiCFP

[Alan Dix @alanjohndix]

Short blog on why consecutive lottery numbers may not be as surprising as first appears ... and how this connects to academic reporting of statistics.

@HciStatistics @CompFoundry

https://t.co/C5BePlpYUV

[Alan Dix @alanjohndix]

In coming days we'll see how many new students will start university this year. Many universities are facing financial crises, but the potential public health crisis is perhaps even more critical.
#universitiesUK #COVID19 #coronavirus
https://t.co/ChtI321Eno

[Alan Dix @alanjohndix]

More than R – how we underestimate the impact of Covid-19 infection. R is much quoted but less understood. An R of 0.7 leads to 2.3 additional indirect infections not just the direct infection. Small actions can save many lives.
#Covid19UK #coronavirus
https://t.co/kbsCaZySE4

[Alan Dix @alanjohndix]

Workshop in Video for HCI Education. Thursday 16th April
and 23rd April. – We invite you to participate in this virtual workshop to share expertise, experience and questions about video for HCI education.

https://t.co/413rnYyDVR