Zheng Zhang

Ph.D. candidate in political science @CUHK. I focus on Party history, elites, redistricting, bureaucracy, causal inference, geospatial & ML.

[Kweku Opoku-Agyemang, Ph.D @KwekuOA]

How to avoid machine learning pitfalls: a guide for academic researchers
https://t.co/tntnQCQt7i

[Tom Mullaney @tsmullaney]

Decision fatigue is the arch enemy of writing. Here are a few ways to not waste your time on this absurd enemy. Thread.

[Zheng Zhang @zhangzh240]

@ConnerHabib @UMassMFA I don't know if retweets will help but I would love to try. It must be an extremely tough moment. I am so happy that you have accomplished so much over the years.

[Nicholas Tierney @nj_tierney]

naniar version 1.0.0 is now on CRAN!

This is a 1.0.0 release to signify its publication in JSS. Thanks to @visnut for her continued support inspiration for the software & paper

blog post:
https://t.co/BNTJCyR1IH

JSS paper: https://t.co/2MLgmNPmXC

#rstats #missingdata #datavis

[David Baranger @David_Baranger]

Andrew Gelman famously said that "you need 16 times the sample size to estimate an interaction than to estimate a main effect" https://t.co/NoRJ4xI5Tq. Where does 16x come from? If you're used to thinking about interactions as regressions, his process is confusing! A 🧵...

[James Surowiecki @JamesSurowiecki]

What's the best place to live in America, taking into account culture, easy access to the outdoors, fun things to do, food, weather, interesting and smart people, etc.?

[Viki Male @VikiLovesFACS]

At conferences, I use Inigo Montoya’s guide to Networking Success (Yes, really. Otherwise I always forget to say my name🤦🏻‍♀️)

1. Greeting
2. Name
3. Relevant personal connection
4. What to expect from the encounter

#BSI2019

[Zheng Zhang @zhangzh240]

@spangled_mica @jabronibrett @fuit_gummiee @blvckgovt I was in the front row as well. I had a really good time. The whole show was so electrifying.

[Zheng Zhang @zhangzh240]

Well-deserved, Zhan laoshi. Any progress we made in building a more equal and balanced faculty is a joy to me. It’s my greatest pleasure having you in my committee. I’m indebted to your help and support along my journey.

[Jing Vivian Zhan詹晶 @jvzhan1]

I'm officially full professor now.
As females, we tend to hold ourselves back and think we are not good enough, be it a job, a promotion, or a relationship. But we may be much stronger than we realize!

[Zheng Zhang @zhangzh240]

@DDDrewDaniel See you in Cambridge!

[Zheng Zhang @zhangzh240]

@GregoryWawro Great. I look forward to it.

[Zheng Zhang @zhangzh240]

@GregoryWawro Almost finished reading chapter 3... what a phenomenal book! Will you consider giving some book talks in the near future?

[Zheng Zhang @zhangzh240]

This is literally the coolest announcement I've ever seen.

[Luis R. Martinez @LuisRMartinezA]

I have exciting news regarding my paper "A Glimpse of Freedom: Allied Occupation and Political Resistance in East Germany" w/ @guoxu_econ and @jonasjessen, which was just accepted at the AEJ:Applied (@AEAjournals), but I will leave it to German freedom fighter @DavidHasselhoff:

[Judea Pearl @yudapearl]

I've recently took the liberty of calling it "Ladder of Knowledge" rather than "Ladder of causation"; I've seen it govern areas that are not immediately associated with causation.

[Ishwariya Venkatesh @Ishwariya13]

I remember breaking down to my Ph.D. advisor about how stupid I felt while troubleshooting a problem in my project when she handed me this paper. Years later it is still relevant to young students starting off in Science. It's ok to feel stupid, we all do on a regular basis.

[Zheng Zhang @zhangzh240]

@avocadotoast201 @bostoncalling @consequence Thanks!!!

[Zheng Zhang @zhangzh240]

@JeffGorra @bostoncalling @thestrokes Big respects to NIN! Kill the night.

[Zheng Zhang @zhangzh240]

@avocadotoast201 @bostoncalling Many thanks! Do you have the setlist of yesterday???

[Zheng Zhang @zhangzh240]

@patrickclark915 @jkylemann @TheWarOnDrugs Agree! He covered my favorite song fashion!