A webring https://t.co/tBqNLdhnz0 -
I added this blog to Randy Au's webring for data writers.
Take a look here, or below:
I'm struggling to describe why I think this is so interesting.
Most of the writing I've seen about doing data work is misleading.
It misrepresents what d…
SQL style - where do the commas go? https://t.co/PinI31HUho -
TL;DR: there are good arguments for leading commas,
but I recommend using trailing commas for consistency.
We didn't take an opinionated stance on comma placement when writing
Mozilla's SQL Style Guide
probably to …
Talk: Practical Strategies for Data Storytelling https://t.co/bTmAjxbaVr -
I gave a talk at the Open Data Science Conference a few weeks ago titled:
Practical Strategies for Data Storytelling.
I have more to say on the subject, but in the meantime you can see my
slides and s…
@ejames_c Right, causal inference is what you do when you cannot apply an experimental treatment. But if the reason why you cannot is corporate org structure and internal politics, consider trying to address that head-on.
figured out how to make a reusable, linkable, animated component-based grammar of graphics with React + Framer Motion + D3 helpers
the framer-specific stuff is now mostly an implementation detail within the components, o/w just useState & useContext
Some have noticed that I’m not tweeting much on the “Modern Data Stack” - I strongly believe that analytics/AE teams have a set of tools that are good enough for now (for BI, reporting etc). Let them settle; make an impact. Then let’s resume convo on what else you may need.
The thing I find most frustrating about personal computing in 2022 is that no matter what you pick up your device to do, it'll try to convince you to do something else first. It's a constant battle of wills.
Our new study shows that data availability statements are not very useful; 1670 (93%) authors who indicated that data are available on request either did not respond or declined to share their data with us. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology: https://t.co/4IT2Dgphl4
@Alan_Au@Randy_Au Or even better: “No problem, but since this is obviously so pressing it shouldn’t be hard to pull together a $10k spot bonus.”
At least then the organization is feeling the dysfunction as well.
@dbsmasher Yeah, you're right, that's a good distinction.
Maybe the key is passing the pain along? Not filling the gaps _is_ one way to do that (and probably the best way to avoid this burnout trap).
@dbsmasher 💯 - I called this "invisible work" and it will fry you if you don't get credit. If you're doing this, make it visible to your leadership: https://t.co/y1f4SVRRH8