Regina Nuzzo

Journalist, stats prof, and Senior Advisor for Statistics Communication & Media Innovation at the American Statistical Association. Opinions are my own.

[Georgios Petrellis (He/Him) @GeoPetrellis]

So happy to discover hookworms made it to a great science podcast!
https://t.co/Ud4jWztoJb

[Regina Nuzzo @ReginaNuzzo]

New Normal Curves podcast episode! "HPV Vaccine: How close are we to wiping out cervical cancer?"

Great statistics lesson on disease modeling predictions with microsimulations, plus much more!

[Kristin Sainani @KristinSainani]

New Normal Curves episode with @ReginaNuzzo
https://t.co/sZG2QyRy2s

[Kristin Sainani @KristinSainani]

Is alcohol really good for your heart?
@ReginaNuzzo and I discuss this question in our latest episode of Normal Curves. https://t.co/KIXDCCv9io Stats topics include: regression, residual confounding, multiple testing, outcome switching, and Mendelian randomization

[Regina Nuzzo @ReginaNuzzo]

@JasonTuoriPT @KristinSainani Ooh, good question. How many dozens of hours do you have free?

[Regina Nuzzo @ReginaNuzzo]

@gileshooker @KristinSainani @gilesh Found you back! It's where all the cool kids are!

[Kristin Sainani @KristinSainani]

My new podcast, Normal Curves, is out! @ReginaNuzzo and I discuss scientific studies and statistics with humor, clarity, and a dash of PG-13 content. Think journal club, but less jargon and more fun! https://t.co/6KbkZWfwBx #Statistics #ScienceCommunication #StatisticalSleuthing

[Regina Nuzzo @ReginaNuzzo]

@BlakeBortlesUCF @MatthewCappucci This thread 💯! Communicating ≠ Lecturing. Reach people where they are. We CAN and SHOULD do this.

Good to meet you, @MatthewCappucci! I'm a huge fan of @capitalweather & feature you often in my talks on how to communicate quantitative information! eg: https://t.co/3KnnfJwJCL

[Regina Nuzzo @ReginaNuzzo]

@MathTechCoach @ThisisStats Define "correct" 😀

A correct analysis, or an ultimately correct prediction?

You can be wrong for the right reasons or right for the wrong reasons . . .

[Regina Nuzzo @ReginaNuzzo]

@jackiepeiser Great story! I think the hospitalization & ICU numbers might be inflated by a factor of about 15, though. I calculate 45 covid hosp per 100k * 6.83 million people in TN = ~3,000 covid hosp in the state, not 45,000. And 12/100k*6.83 mill = ~800 ICU occupied, not 12,000. Thanks!

[Regina Nuzzo @ReginaNuzzo]

Great video by @milesobrien @NewsHour of @philipbstark showing how stats can give us confidence in election results. Risk-limiting audits are amazingly powerful!

(Bonus: a peek into Phil's famous wild-food-foraging kitchen)

[PBS News @NewsHour]

.@milesobrien went to Brunswick, Georgia, in September to see how a risk-limiting audit by election officials works. https://t.co/3F1wcmH4q3

[Regina Nuzzo @ReginaNuzzo]

Stats students: Interested in writing for broad audiences? I encourage you to apply! @amstat sponsors a special AAAS Mass Media Fellowship for a person with substantial training in stats. Past ASA/AAAS Mass Media Fellows have written for Slate, STAT News & NPR. #statstwitter

[AAAS Mass Media Fellowship @AAASMassMedia]

Are you a science student or postdoc interested in #scicomm and journalism? You can try science journalism out in a newsroom next summer as a @aaas #MassMediaFellow. Applications are now open for 2021. Learn more and apply by January 1st here: https://t.co/ijYmT0myIX

[Regina Nuzzo @ReginaNuzzo]

@leah_rosenbaum @AmstatNews Regina at https://t.co/n3lhe3uc9Q — talk soon!

[Regina Nuzzo @ReginaNuzzo]

@leah_rosenbaum Seconding @AmstatNews — I work there and have a PhD in stats and experience as a science writer. I can help you or else find other unbiased people who can! I work with https://t.co/hcNwufcJF1 as well. Either way we’ll get you what you need! Feel free to DM me.

[Andrew Gelman et al. @StatModeling]

We are stat professors with the American Statistical Association, and we’re thrilled to talk to you about the statistics behind voting. Ask us anything! https://t.co/jSrk2cdHjy

[Regina Nuzzo @ReginaNuzzo]

TODAY 11 am ET: Reddit AMA on the statistics behind voting! 🗳️

Featuring Mary Gray from American U and Andrew Gelman @StatModeling from Columbia U

Comments are pouring in already:
https://t.co/7pYfODPaXm

@AmstatNews

[Regina Nuzzo @ReginaNuzzo]

@planarrowspace Some really fun thoughts on your site BTW, @planarrowspace. We should chat more about stats communication!

[Regina Nuzzo @ReginaNuzzo]

@planarrowspace @dfcidatascience I think the recordings will be posted! Right, @dfdatascience? If not, I can share slides (but they do better with narration).

[Dana-Farber Data Science @dfcidatascience]

Studies show we have a tough time conceptualizing percentages. Is there a better way to illustrate risk and uncertainty? Science journalist @ReginaNuzzo presents "Brain-Hacking Stats Communication: A Quick Tour" at #Zelen2020. Event details: https://t.co/MaqaFNBNm2.