GDP is not enough to measure the wealth of a country as this indicator totally neglects fair distribution, health, equality, education and other important factors that make a prosperous society.
“We should measure what we treasure and not treasure what we measure!”
@forumalpbach
Thx to @wviechtb for your two-day 'Introduction to #R' online course! It was great! > I learnt a lot about <- data frames, fancy plots, jittering, smoothing, tidyverse, #statisticalanalysis, psychometrics, data merging, R Markdown and a lot more! #programming#statistics#science
Austria taking serious measures today due to Corona outbreak:
- Events with >100 people indoor or >500 participants outdoor are canceled
- Universities are closed
- Borders to Italy are shut
- Employers are advised to allow working from home
#HEB20#coronavirus#Austria
New interactive post: "Understanding Maximum Likelihood"
I try to illustrate the maximum likelihood method. I've also included the likelihood ratio test, Wald test, and Score test.
https://t.co/LlWcgOkw8t
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Two research assistant posts currently open at @CPainResearch @nuigPsychology. Join our dynamic team and contribute to research on supporting children living with painful conditions using #ehealth#mhealth
Deadline Feb 12 #jobfairy
https://t.co/wyOdaS3SNU
Finally, the president told the chancellor that he can start as a waiter! I hope you all had a laugh with me and let's hope that the technician responsible for the subtitles will get promoted!
#Austria had a good laugh yesterday with the live broadcast by #ORF of the #inauguration of the new government. According to the #subtitles the president asked the minister of finance "Mum has nothing against it?". They later explained that these were subtitles from a telenovela!
Good #news from #Austria - the discussion has been going on for a while (years) and now, starting with #today, it is finally and officially forbidden to smoke in restaurants and bars in Austria! We are no longer the ashtray of #Europe! #smokefree#smokingkills#diseaseprevention
Regular & adequate physical activity:
💪 Builds strong bones & muscles
⚕️ Protects from chronic diseases & many cancers
👩🎓 Supports learning & prevents cognitive decline
👴👵 Promotes healthy ageing
More ideas on how to #BeActive from @WHO: https://t.co/pmLuGpVwZ2