Dr Sam Lindsay-McCall

Data Scientist at @MoJGovUK (previously astrophysicist @OxfordPhysics ➡️ editorial/press @RoyalAstroSoc). Playing rugby for East Grinstead RFC.
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[Dr Sam Lindsay-McCall @SamNLindsay]

Proud to see Splink named a "success story" for driving innovation in analysis in the Government Analysis Function Annual Report 2022/23, quoting @richardprice101:

"Their work on linking data will help to transform the way we deliver public services."

https://t.co/uHto4adX60

[Robin Linacre @RobinLinacre]

A bunch of exciting Splink features dropped recently:
🚀 Option to massively speed up EM training
📚 A host of improvements to the docs
🐘 Support for Postgres
🔬 A beta labelling tool
📊 All charts now Altair 5.0.1 w/png conversion
🎁 Lots of new out-of-the-box comparators.
🧵⬇️

[Dr Sam Lindsay-McCall @SamNLindsay]

@AmazonHelp I have submitted the form but my phone is broken so I can't be contacted on it, hence my frustration at the above

[Dr Sam Lindsay-McCall @SamNLindsay]

Hey @AmazonHelp
I ordered a mobile phone from you as an urgent replacement for my broken one. After being told delivery had been attempted (it hadn't) and then that it would arrive by 10pm yesterday (it didn't), my package arrived this evening...

[Analysis Function @gov_analysis]

#LearningBytes Week 10; In celebration of the #AiGAwards People’s Choice Award winner, check out this excellent article from @RobinLinacre, providing a comprehensive introduction to Splink which enables fast, accurate and scalable record linkage in Python https://t.co/DW0ZCITtrs

[Richard Price @richardprice101]

Outstanding work! Congratulations to the award-winning @MoJGovUK team. Their work on linking data will help to transform the way we deliver public services. Thanks to the team, and to all those who voted. 👏

[ADR UK @adr_uk]

Huge congratulations to the Data Linking team at @MoJGovUK!

If you want to learn more about Splink and its benefits, read this blog by MoJ Data Scientist @RobinLinacre on how it can be used for record linkage at scale.

https://t.co/s9cAvXGoaU

[Analysis Function @gov_analysis]

Find out more about the beginning of the Splink project on YouTube: https://t.co/7IMXqeTle2 #Celebration23 #Splink #PeoplesChoiceAward23 #winner

[Dr Sam Lindsay-McCall @SamNLindsay]

🙏🏻🏆Thank you to everyone who voted for us to win this award. It means a lot to be appreciated for the progress we're making to facilitate data linking across government (and beyond).

📈Extra special that it comes the day after we hit 5 million Splink downloads!

[Analysis Function @gov_analysis]

🎉The people have spoken... 🎉

We are thrilled to announce the very first People’s Choice Award goes to...

The Data Linking team @MoJGovUK for their work on Splink, which enables fast, accurate + scalable record linkage in Python.

Well done team, fantastic achievement!!🏆🥳👏

[Dr Sam Lindsay-McCall @SamNLindsay]

Even if you don't know me, don't care about data linking software, and you just like the word "splink" - please vote for our data linking software to win an award. Thank you!

[Robin Linacre @RobinLinacre]

Today is the last day to vote for Splink in the Analysis in Government awards. It only takes three clicks and I'd be very grateful:
Vote here: https://t.co/aOpQdrrGjY
Other nominees: https://t.co/dSI30UHTBx

[Robin Linacre @RobinLinacre]

If you've benefitted from Splink, I'd be grateful if you'd consider voting for it for the People's Choice in the Analysis in Government awards.

Vote here: https://t.co/EKjU04UqzC

Other nominees: https://t.co/dSI30UIrr5

[Analysis Function @gov_analysis]

Innovative Methods Award runner-up:

Data Linking team @MoJGovUK for their work on Splink – Fast, accurate and scalable record linkage in Python #AiGAwards2022 @RichardPrice101
3/4

[ADR UK @adr_uk]

ADR UK is investing over £2.3 million in the @MoJGovUK #DataFirst programme.

Plans set out to curate, link and share up to five justice research-ready datasets and to further the sharing of justice data with other government departments.

Read more: https://t.co/OwAMcBfxta 1/2

[Joseph Lam @Jo_Lam_]

Rare #Splink sticker collected at @IPDLN #IPDLN2022 😆

[Dr Sam Lindsay-McCall @SamNLindsay]

Some of the MoJ data linking team enjoying the International Population Data Linkage Network conference in Edinburgh, ready to talk about Splink to anyone who will listen!

#IPDLN2022

[Richard Price @richardprice101]

To improve our insights @MoJGovUK’s Data First programme created Splink, an award-winning open-source data linkage software providing a radical improvement over existing techniques. It links datasets 100x larger, 100x faster, & works with most government digital platforms (2/4)

[Richard Price @richardprice101]

Better use of #data, and better techniques to do it, make a big difference to how the #justice system works, how we support victims, cut crime and improve the quality of people’s lives… (1/4)

[Robin Linacre @RobinLinacre]

Pleased to announce v3 of Splink, for record linkage at scale.

It now supports linkage in Python only, in addition to Spark and AWS Athena, and it's easier to use and faster.

What's new: https://t.co/VGDtmD6NFO
Discuss: https://t.co/CCW2LYRcTV
Docs: https://t.co/dIwoxHR37a

[Robin Linacre @RobinLinacre]

Pleased to release Splink 2.0 on PyPi, which makes record linkage faster and more accurate. The biggest change is an improved approach to term frequency adjustments, written by @SamNLindsay 👏👏. Changelog here: https://t.co/W9o8xJOoLH