SixFifty

What if the December 12th #GeneralElection in the #UK could be informed by real data and not just speculation? Data Science. Engineering. Political Analysis.

[SixFifty @SixFiftyData]

Final comparison of all #GE2017 UK election forecast models vs @BBCPolitics forecasts. Impressed with @YouGov, but happy we came in at #2.

[Ethan Mollick @emollick]

Big paper I have been waiting for: what are the real impacts of AI on programmer productivity?

It is a randomized controlled trial using the older, less-powerful GPT-3.5 powered Github Copilot for 4,867 coders in Fortune 100 firms.

It finds a 26.08% increase in completed tasks.

[electionmapsuk @electionmapsuk]

Thank you all for your very kind words.

I don't have the grades I need, so looks like I'll be doing resits in autumn to try and prove this algorithm wrong!

(Unless I'm followed by a generous admissions tutor for an Econ / Econ+Pol course at a Russel Group uni - worth a try 😂)

[ThinkLabour @ThinkLabour]

Our report into the 2019 general election has been published this morning. It’s the work of Commissioners from across our Party coming together to understand our terrible loss, the long term trends that led us there and the mountain we have to climb. (1/2)
https://t.co/wLN9W4lsIB

[Joe Mitchell - @[email protected] @j0e_m]

A few months ago, I wrote a long post on six new projects to support a more democracy country. I've now focused in on two of them, which could be delivered by a new Centre for Democracy. More here: https://t.co/0zrzd6oHtZ — and feedback gratefully received!

[John Sandall @John_Sandall]

Data for all 649 declared constituencies including #GE2019 results counts, registered voters & exit poll by constituency (with ONS/GSS identifiers) is all in this public Google Doc: https://t.co/dTekfgBXh7

[John Sandall @John_Sandall]

You can find the @BBCPolitics Exit Poll data in a Google Doc here: https://t.co/4lTDhPqN99 #GE2019

[John Sandall @John_Sandall]

If you ❤ this chart by @TheEconomist as much as I am, @VictimofMaths has recreated them for previous elections in R using ggtern. For the Pythonistas out there, check out Marc Harper's python-ternary package: https://t.co/EqNx7Rw7pB

[Electoral Calculus @ElectCalculus]

See the electoral battleground as a map, with a red 90pc-confidence oval around our central prediction (individual polls shown in green). Details at: https://t.co/0loh1Ur1KL

[Jenny Brennan @jennyhbren]

I made a game for guessing which party said what in their UK political manifestos. Turns out it's super hard. Should we be worried about our democracy if we don't know what the parties' policies are?

Top score so far 6/8. Can anyone beat it? https://t.co/C4aLDqa5kf

[PyData Bristol @PyDataBristol]

We have a great line-up tonight! @mikeoconnor0308 on VR, @SamRFranklin on geospatial data analysis, @John_Sandall on predicting elections and @PerelloNieto rounding off the evening with a hint of machine learning.

[SixFifty @SixFiftyData]

Guess who's back? #BackAgain. #ElectionCast is back! Tell a friend? Feat. @adamfleming @BBCkatyaadler @ChrisMasonBBC @bbclaurak & all made possible by @dinosofos. 📻🎧 #GE2019

[BBC News Press Team @BBCNewsPR]

🚨 It's official... #Electioncast is upon us! 🚨

🎧 https://t.co/IxVbMaGvVP

[SixFifty @SixFiftyData]

Want to work with us on dataviz & front-end web design this Autumn? Apply here: https://t.co/XT3tmRuUrt

[Coefficient @CoefficientData]

We're looking for a Data Visualisation & Front-End Developer to join the team @CoefficientData!
📊 Design dataviz for our clients
🗳 Working on the upcoming UK General Election
🎨 Any of R / ggplot2 / JavaScript / Illustrator + front-end skills are 👍

https://t.co/NRGh2l7Lhz

[John Sandall @John_Sandall]

There is a #GeneralElection2019 tech meetup @nwspk in Shoreditch tonight. Come along, find collaborators & discover what's already being planned #GE2019 https://t.co/JstKxUfeiB

[John Sandall @John_Sandall]

For anyone thinking of doing anything tech or data related to the (probably) upcoming UK #GE2019 election, start here, it's invaluable:
https://t.co/OVjZqRyxjD

It's collaboratively edited & coordinated by @nwspk. Please also share to any technical communities you're a part of.

[SixFifty @SixFiftyData]

What it really comes down to: do you want the person with the Tory cat, or the Tory with the adorable puppy? #GE2019

"Jeremy Corbyn has revealed he fears his cat, El Gato, is 'a bit of a Tory' because of its behavioral habits."

https://t.co/PkbucmZ3gq

[John Sandall @John_Sandall]

If you're going to @pydatalondon conference this weekend, come along to my #DemocracyHackathon! Saturday 13:30-15:45 in collaboration with @nwspk. It won't be "The Great Hack", but it will be a hack, it will be great, and it will be using data for good. https://t.co/MoHGuWfArs

[John Sandall @John_Sandall]

Slides from last night's "Psephology 101" talk at Newspeak House can be found here: https://t.co/W29QgY3X1n Thanks to @nwspk and @campaignlab_ for hosting, and a pleasure to share a stage with @marcusaroberts!

[SixFifty @SixFiftyData]

“Polls suggest they do not show” – wise words from @bbclaurak on #Brexitcast

[John Sandall @John_Sandall]

I will be running an "Intro to Python for Data Science" workshop series in collaboration with @nwspk and @SixFiftyData on 5th & 7th November in Shoreditch, London. Use LEARN2CODE29 for 10% off, giving you both workshops for just £90. Register here: https://t.co/DwpfJ0OsS2 #python

[John Sandall @John_Sandall]

This is an incredible discount for some really solid @OReillyMedia books on #MachineLearning from @humble, and for a good cause too https://t.co/oxXFIAK8Jc