Irineo Cabreros

Statistician at @RANDCorporation
Alumnus of @storeylab
Science communicator

[Joey Cherdarchuk @cherdarchuk]

What is #dataviz animation good for? A thread with examples.

[Walter Hickey @WaltHickey]

have they considered just forgiving student debt *interest*?

like I personally disagree with but understand the opposition to forgiving principal.

argument the gov't shouldn't be making a killing off of kids for decades even after they paid the original balance seems decent

[Irineo Cabreros @cabrerosic]

Stats colleagues: The wonderful @BonnieStats is running for President of the ASA! Support her vision of community, collaboration, and opportunity by voting for her! Find more details here:
https://t.co/L54ax8Koqr
@AmstatNews @RANDCorporation

[Irineo Cabreros @cabrerosic]

@davidmanheim @RANDCorporation It's a fair point: The status quo of human decisions isn't always preferable to the alternative of algorithmic ones. And bias in algorithms is often easier to address than bias in humans (a point well-made by @m_sendhil this piece: https://t.co/8KDbMVYaMo)

[Irineo Cabreros @cabrerosic]

Studying algorithms helps us understand why fairness is hard for any decision-maker, human or machine. Check out my latest @latimes.

https://t.co/w6V64r9F3H

[Phil Ninh @philninh]

Ireneo Cabreros @cabrerosic #scicar21 @nrecherche #ddj #sketchbook !B

[Irineo Cabreros @cabrerosic]

@philninh @nrecherche Wow @philninh this is such a cool sketch! Thanks!

[Irineo Cabreros @cabrerosic]

@RoxanaDaneshjou @cvspharmacy I went to a cvs for a covid test and was told I couldn’t get one unless I went through the drive through in a motorized vehicle. I didn’t have access to a car, so got my covid test sitting next to a complete stranger in his tiny car...

[John Peters @johnthejack]

Lead, crime, funnel plots and the desk-drawer effect.
https://t.co/WuugInrFjV
Another interesting one by @tomchivers

[Irineo Cabreros @cabrerosic]

@RoxanaDaneshjou It’s true that full reproducibility isn’t the norm in academic research: it probably should be. But I would say it is even more important in newsroom research where (likely less vetted) results are produced more quickly and shared to more people. Errors need to be found quickly.

[Irineo Cabreros @cabrerosic]

Gone are the days when science journalism was like sports journalism, where the action was watched from the press box and simply conveyed. News outlets have stepped onto the field. They are doing the science themselves. My latest @undarkmag. #DataScience
https://t.co/kk5Q04e9xx

[ASA Science Policy @ASA_SciPol]

Statisticians and Data Scientists, please apply for this!
The American Statistical Association will be a sponsor for 2020. The ASA @AAASMassMedia fellows spent their ten weeks with @Slate & @statnews. Deadline is January 1. @AmstatNews
@FurrierTranform @cabrerosic @thatdianacai

[Irineo Cabreros @cabrerosic]

@evolambert @BWFUND @dallasnews This is great. Thanks Jon!

[Irineo Cabreros @cabrerosic]

@igotsour https://t.co/zYeK1pUDRi

[Irineo Cabreros @cabrerosic]

Courts always had a difficult time with statistical evidence, sometimes with tragic outcomes. Are they ready for the statistical dispute in Harvard's discrimination lawsuit? Check out my latest @Slate.
@AAASMassMedia @ASA_SciPol @ScienceWriters #Harvard

https://t.co/xVl2xUoRK7

[Irineo Cabreros @cabrerosic]

Muslims around the world will send a stupendous amount of meat to families in need this coming week. How will they accomplish this meat feat? Check out my latest for @Slate.
https://t.co/zYeK1pUDRi

#EidAlAdha
@AAASMassMedia @ASA_SciPol @ScienceWriters

[Irineo Cabreros @cabrerosic]

Omegas-3s pills. What are they good for?
Thanks @susanematthews and everyone at @Slate.

https://t.co/yuvBqE7LIV

@AAASMassMedia @ASA_SciPol @ScienceWriters @4fishgreenberg

[Steven Pinker @sapinker]

Statistical illiteracy + the norm that mothers should be relentless parenting machines have led to absurd and cruel arrests of moms who don’t surveil their kids 24/7. https://t.co/DEhDCEAQTJ

[Ian Haydon @ichaydon]

A new national survey of marijuana beliefs finds:

• 23% of users believe pot has no risks whatsoever

• 27% of young users believe secondhand smoke is "somewhat or completely safe"

My latest: https://t.co/cbRJnVr2Xp – – @AAAS – @AAASMassMedia – @phillyhealthsci

[Irineo Cabreros @cabrerosic]

How to think about the relationship between climate change and the summer heat. My latest piece for Slate:
https://t.co/yHNvUAFEEe
@AAASMassMedia @ASA_SciPol @ScienceWriters