What is Not So Standard Deviations about?

Not So Standard Deviations is about data science, statistics, R, AI, analytics work, and the culture of doing data analysis in academia and industry.

Who hosts Not So Standard Deviations?

Not So Standard Deviations is hosted by Roger Peng and Hilary Parker.

How long are Not So Standard Deviations episodes?

Most episodes run about 45 to 75 minutes, with occasional shorter updates or special episodes.

How often does Not So Standard Deviations release?

The show released irregularly in its later years and announced an indefinite leave with episode 190 in May 2025.

Where can I listen to Not So Standard Deviations?

Not So Standard Deviations is available on Podfriend and any podcast app that supports RSS, including Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Not So Standard Deviations

Roger Peng and Hilary Parker·Hosted by Roger Peng and Hilary Parker·100 episodes

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Roger Peng and Hilary Parker talk about the latest in data science and data analysis in academia and industry.

Why listen

Not So Standard Deviations is a sharp, funny running conversation between Roger Peng and Hilary Parker about what data science actually looks like in practice. It mixes statistics, R, AI, consulting, academia, industry, and professional frustration into episodes that feel like listening to two experienced practitioners compare notes after the conference talk ends. Data scientists, statisticians, analysts, and technically curious listeners will especially enjoy the blend of rigor, candor, and inside-baseball humor.

Episodes

19 min

May 19, 2025Episode 190

Indefinite Leave

190 - Indefinite Leave After a very brief summary of the changing data science landscape, Hilary and Roger do not actually end the podcast but discuss taking an indefinite leave, leaving the door slightly ajar for future opportunities. Show notes: Roger Peng Hilary Parker List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 7 min

Aug 5, 2024Episode 189

LLMs and Data Science

Hilary and Roger discuss Hilary's Use R! keynote presentation, LLMs and R, and whether R (or any programming language) has a future. Also, a brief preview of Roger's JSM 2024 talk. Show notes: Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

41 min

Jun 24, 2024Episode 188

Everyday Statistics Terms

Hilary and Roger talk about the commonplace usage of statistics terminology, Apple's recent AI announcements, and Microsoft's Recall feature. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 3 min

Jun 11, 2024Episode 187

Building Robot Hilary

Hilary and Roger discuss limitations of AI image generation and the possibility of replacing both podcast hosts with robots. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

57 min

May 9, 2024Episode 186

Humanoid Robots

Hilary and Roger discuss the latest AI news, open source Llama, and the prospect of humanoid robots. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

44 min

Feb 26, 2024Episode 185

Consultation Lessons Learned

Roger and Hilary talk about a consulting engagement gone wrong and whether there have been any good consulting engagements. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

46 min

Feb 16, 2024Episode 184

Unknown Unknowns

Hilary and Roger talk about whether it might be better if ChatGPT didn't give you what you wanted. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 14 min

Jan 31, 2024Episode 183

What's an Informative Tool?

Hilary and Roger discuss what makes a data analytic tool informative for a given problem and Hilary, predictably, gets furious. Show Notes Support us on Patreon Roger Peng Hilary Parker List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

57 min

Jan 10, 2024Episode 182

The Best CEOs Not Named Hilary

Hilary and Roger ring in the new year with some discussion of AI and data science, Roger's upcoming spring semester data science course, and some predictions for 2024. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter/X Roger on BlueSky Hilary on Twitter/X Hilary on BlueSky List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 1 min

Nov 15, 2023Episode 181

Welcome to the Parkerverse

Hilary and Roger discuss Hilary's new ChatGPT consulting business and tease the future of data analysis with AI. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter/X Roger on BlueSky Hilary on Twitter/X Hilary on BlueSky List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

47 min

Oct 4, 2023Episode 180

Lessons from T2

Hilary and Roger discuss how to improve ChatGPT interactions and important lessons learned from Terminator 2. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 14 min

Sep 6, 2023Episode 179

AI Grand Strategy

Hilary and Roger are discussing Python in Excel, speed cubing data, and a grand strategy for AI weapons. Show Notes: Python in Excel World Cube Association Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 5 min

Aug 22, 2023Episode 178

Hilary is Cranky About Everything

Hilary and Roger discuss data vs. oil, large language models, automated vehicles, and Hilary contributes to Roger's research. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 7 min

Aug 12, 2023Episode 177

We're Back!

Hilary and Roger return to see if anything has changed in the world since they took their break. Topics include the changing world of social media and the "data as oil" metaphor. Show Notes: Catching up with the weird world of LLMs Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 2 min

May 3, 2023Episode 176

Is R the Worst?

Hilary and Roger make a special announcement and discuss large language models, prompt engineering, and the frustration of teaching R these days. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

58 min

Apr 17, 2023Episode 175

Apocalypse Later

Hilary and Roger discuss Posit ads and continue the discussion of ChatGPT and AI (including AI movies!) Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 21 min

Apr 4, 2023Episode 174

The Future Was Here

Hilary and Roger debate the impacts and time horizon of ChatGPT and its competitors. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 11 min

Mar 14, 2023Episode 173

Narrative Diagrams

Hilary and Roger reflect on the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, discuss what the goal of data version control is, and critique Roger's idea for a way to learn from other people's data analyses. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 4 min

Feb 17, 2023Episode 172

Efficient Counterfactuals

Hilary and Roger winge about Twitter, correct the record about dbt, and consider more counterfactuals. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 8 min

Feb 3, 2023Episode 171

Orchestrating the Reverse ETL

Hilary recovers from COVID while Roger throws various difficult discussion topics at her. They talk about Charlie Javice, Data Day Texas, Posit / Palantir, and classified documents. Show Notes: JP Morgan Chase lawsuit against Frank Palantir news release Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

55 min

Jan 13, 2023Episode 170

An Abbreviated Episode

Hilary spills a smoothie and coffee and Roger starts teaching again. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

57 min

Dec 16, 2022Episode 169

Farewell 2022

Hilary and Roger close out the year discussing brain biomarkers, ChatGPT and AI art, and Roger's failed experiment with a rocket company. Show Notes Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 4 min

Dec 3, 2022Episode 168

Mugs for Data Science

Hilary and Roger design a coffee experiment, sell some mugs, and discuss Roger's college transcript. Show Notes: Not So Standard Mugs Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 11 min

Nov 21, 2022Episode 167

Twilight of the Bird

Hilary and Roger follow up on DALL-E and discuss the main topic of the day – Twitter and whether there are any viable alternatives. Show Notes: Roger as Cowboy Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 11 min

Oct 7, 2022Episode 166

Podcast in the Style of Data

Hilary and Roger discuss Roger's latest coffee conundrum, remaking the 2007 Apple store, and using DALL-E for ad campaigns. And Roger is hiring a postdoc! Show Notes: Roger's Postdoc Ad: https://rdpeng.org/postdoc.html Bootcut Jeans Anthropologie Bootcut Jeans Uniqlo Bootcut Jeans Etsy Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 21 min

Sep 22, 2022Episode 165

QR No-Code

Hilary and Roger celebrate their podcast-iversary by discussing The Dropout, Hilary's startup experience, and developing a totally straightforward system for living in two different locations. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 5 min

Sep 10, 2022Episode 164

What is Data Science?

Hilary and Roger are back after a short break to discuss Roger's new job, the meaning of data science, and limited liability algorithms. Show Notes: UT Austin Statistics and Data Sciences Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 3 min

Aug 10, 2022Episode 163

Life Extension Juice

Hilary and Roger reflect on rstudio::conf(2022) and follow up on assumptions vs. constraints for statistical methods. Show Notes: Introduction to Modern Statistics Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

59 min

Jul 29, 2022Episode 162

Conference Planning

Hilary and Roger discuss the upcoming RStudio Conference and figure out what talks Roger should go to. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 14 min

Jul 15, 2022Episode 161

CoPodcasting

Hilary and Roger follow up on TikTok, Twitter, and then discuss why statisticians are so bad at training people in data analysis. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 7 min

Jul 5, 2022Episode 160

Sentient Podcast

Hilary is fresh from raising capital and Roger thinks they should start a TikTok account. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 1 min

Jun 15, 2022Episode 159

Ecosystems vs. Platforms

Hilary and Roger discuss deprecated packages, the tidyverse ecosystem, the end of fashion, creators and platforms, and whether certain people understand data science. Show Notes: Paper that Roger Meant to Write but Didn't Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

56 min

Jun 1, 2022Episode 158

Getting the Email

Hilary and Roger discuss testing apps on iPods, updating R packages and getting the "email" from CRAN, and going back to conferences. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 4 min

May 5, 2022Episode 157

Early Morning Vibe

Hilary and Roger discuss Docker for analytic pipelines, deep learning, the right/wrong way to get feedback, and the future of Twitter. Show Notes: Fit without fear: remarkable mathematical phenomena of deep learning through the prism of interpolation Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 6 min

Apr 20, 2022Episode 156

Hilary's New Job

Hilary and Roger talk about Hilary's new job as Chief Technology Officer of Indyx. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

59 min

Apr 12, 2022Episode 155

I Just Wanna ML

Hilary is back from special assignment in the Yukon. She and Roger talk about prediction modeling (and how Hilary hates it), self-driving cars, and chatting (or not) with virtual agents. Show Notes Tensorflow MacOS Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 6 min

Apr 4, 2022Episode 154

Just Tweak Some Parameters

Roger welcomes back Lucy D'Agostino McGowan to the show to discuss building prediction models and how they may or may not relate to causal inference. Show Notes: Lucy D'Agostino McGowan Hundreds of AI tools have been built to catch covid. None of them helped. Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 6 min

Mar 7, 2022Episode 153

Bee to Bee to Cee

Hilary and Roger discuss whether they understand their models, changing programming languages, using RStudio for everything, and deep learning. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 2 min

Feb 21, 2022Episode 152

Totally Normal

Hilary and Roger continue to track Roger's deep learning journey. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

59 min

Feb 7, 2022Episode 151

How Deep Is The Learning?

Hilary and Roger discuss Twitter Spaces, career advice, and deep learning. Show Notes: Deep Learning Book Robert Nowak's IMS Medallion Lecture Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

56 min

Jan 24, 2022Episode 150

Microdosing Data Science

Hilary and Roger discuss Sir David Cox, esport competitions, and hand out more bad career advice. Show Notes: Sir David Cox The Cox Model Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 4 min

Jan 7, 2022Episode 149

Data Analyst End Game

Hilary and Roger discuss Theranos (for the last time??), Excel as e-sport, and Hilary gives some more bad career advice. Show Notes: Financial Modeling World Cup Finals The Missing Analytics Executive Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

12 min

Dec 28, 2021Episode 148

Not The Holiday Episode You Were Hoping For

Roger and Hilary discuss the meaning of the Christmas spirit. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 13 min

Dec 10, 2021Episode 147

Data Science TPS Reports

Hilary and Roger have a winding discussion about rubrics and check lists. And Hilary observed a functional data science team in the wild. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter List of NSSD Fellows Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

59 min

Dec 1, 2021Episode 146

Riding the Data Scientist Title

Hilary and Roger follow up on Zillow, talk about negotiation in data science, and discuss the title of data scientist. Show Notes: WSJ Article on Zillow Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 8 min

Nov 12, 2021Episode 145

Get Used to Being Unhappy

Hilary and Roger discuss data analysis and communication, analysis correctness, Zillow Offers, and another installment of Hilary's Bad Career Advice. Show Notes: Hilary Parker on Casual Inference Podcast Episode 35 with Sean Taylor What Data Folk Were Saying About Zillow Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

55 min

Oct 29, 2021Episode 144

Taxonomy of Misery

Hilary and Roger inaugurate a new segment: Hilary's Bad Advice. Also they discuss spacecraft trajectories calculated with Excel, Theranos, filesystems, and San Francisco data analysis politics. Show Notes: Trajectory Design of the Lucy Mission Theranos Ask a Manager File Not Found Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

56 min

Oct 18, 2021Episode 143

Analytic Discovery Process

Hilary and Roger discuss scientific discovery vs. building and designing analyses, Hilary giving bad advice, and Hilary's new career! Show Notes: Analytics Power Hour Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 4 min

Oct 4, 2021Episode 142

Truth or Useful

Hilary and Roger keep track of the Elizabeth Holmes trial, follow up on useful models and formal analysis, and discuss data analysis requirements and experimental design. Show Notes: Latin square Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell

1 hr 2 min

Sep 20, 2021Episode 141

Useful Models

Hilary and Roger discuss whether models should be correct or useful. Show Notes: Support us on Patreon Roger on Twitter Hilary on Twitter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Subscribe to the podcast on Google Play Find past episodes Contact us at nssdeviations @ gmail.com Podcast art by Jessica Crowell