#quantmethods — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #quantmethods, aggregated by home.social.
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RE: https://flipboard.com/@wsj/business-b1985f4jz/-/a-T6_YAnIFSTSuzZdNlac-EA%3Aa%3A248213600-%2F0
“Instead of paying humans to join focus groups and complete surveys, #Auru uses thousands of #AI agents, or bots, to simulate human responses. It feeds #demographic and psychographic information into its models to create human profiles that match clients’ needs, and the results those bots spit out are being used for product #development, #pricing, identifying new customers and political #polling.”
Researchers have warned about the inaccuracies of treating #LLMs as human proxies (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-025-11297-5), but I wouldn’t be surprised #languageModels beat #qualitative interpretation of non-representative focus groups.
#marketing #psychometrics #statistics #quantMethods #philSci #metascience #business
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RE: https://flipboard.com/@wsj/business-b1985f4jz/-/a-T6_YAnIFSTSuzZdNlac-EA%3Aa%3A248213600-%2F0
“Instead of paying humans to join focus groups and complete surveys, #Auru uses thousands of #AI agents, or bots, to simulate human responses. It feeds #demographic and psychographic information into its models to create human profiles that match clients’ needs, and the results those bots spit out are being used for product #development, #pricing, identifying new customers and political #polling.”
Researchers have warned about the inaccuracies of treating #LLMs as human proxies (https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-025-11297-5), but I wouldn’t be surprised #languageModels beat #qualitative interpretation of non-representative focus groups.
#marketing #psychometrics #statistics #quantMethods #philSci #metascience #business
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I forgot to share the #mTurk data quality result that got scooped:
“In late 2020…. Participants from the United States were recruited from Amazon Mechanical Turk, -#CloudResearch, #Prolific, and a #university. One participant source yielded up to 18 times as many low-quality respondents as the other three.”
https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/anaf015
#psychology #philosophy #surveyMethods #quantMethods #dataScience #qualityControl
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I forgot to share the #mTurk data quality result that got scooped:
“In late 2020…. Participants from the United States were recruited from Amazon Mechanical Turk, -#CloudResearch, #Prolific, and a #university. One participant source yielded up to 18 times as many low-quality respondents as the other three.”
https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/anaf015
#psychology #philosophy #surveyMethods #quantMethods #dataScience #qualityControl
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📯How can contradiction, ambiguity & missingness enrich historical interpretation? Join us at #DigitalHistoryOFK as Claire Lemercier (CNRS) presents "In Defence of Dirty Data. Standardization, Source Criticism, and Digital/Quantitative History". A reflection on source criticism and DIY quantitative history.
📅 17 Dec., 4.15–5.45pm (CET)
ℹ️ Details:#DigitalHistory #4memory #QuantMethods #DataCriticism
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📯How can contradiction, ambiguity & missingness enrich historical interpretation? Join us at #DigitalHistoryOFK as Claire Lemercier (CNRS) presents "In Defence of Dirty Data. Standardization, Source Criticism, and Digital/Quantitative History". A reflection on source criticism and DIY quantitative history.
📅 17 Dec., 4.15–5.45pm (CET)
ℹ️ Details:#DigitalHistory #4memory #QuantMethods #DataCriticism
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Discover Cultural Data Science – An Introduction to R by Harald Klinke
A hands-on guide to digital methods in image-based humanities, combining quantitative and qualitative analysis for a global DH audience.
Now part of the Quantitative Methods in the Humanities and Social Sciences series.Order now: https://link.springer.com/book/9783031881305
Promo code: SPRAUT (20% off)#DigitalHumanities #CulturalData #RStats #DataScience #ArtHistory #OpenScience #QuantMethods #SpringerNature
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Discover Cultural Data Science – An Introduction to R by Harald Klinke
A hands-on guide to digital methods in image-based humanities, combining quantitative and qualitative analysis for a global DH audience.
Now part of the Quantitative Methods in the Humanities and Social Sciences series.Order now: https://link.springer.com/book/9783031881305
Promo code: SPRAUT (20% off)#DigitalHumanities #CulturalData #RStats #DataScience #ArtHistory #OpenScience #QuantMethods #SpringerNature
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Can #video surveys better test whether conventional surveys measured what we thought?
A #philosophy YouTuber presented thought experiments and viewers responded in a survey. The presenter emphasized the key points. Only 3-15% of participants didn’t comprehend as intended (and were excluded from #dataAnalysis).
Comprehenders’ data suggest that conventional survey results weren't “the mere product of a comprehension error.”
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Can #video surveys better test whether conventional surveys measured what we thought?
A #philosophy YouTuber presented thought experiments and viewers responded in a survey. The presenter emphasized the key points. Only 3-15% of participants didn’t comprehend as intended (and were excluded from #dataAnalysis).
Comprehenders’ data suggest that conventional survey results weren't “the mere product of a comprehension error.”
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How should #education and #science adapt in the #AI boom? My latest thoughts 👇
It started as a grumpy list of #academic misconceptions about #LLMs. That list largely survived, but — thanks to questions from #AuthorityMagazine — I considered broader and more productive points as well, like the academic job market.
More topics:
#Logic
#Psychology
#QuantMethods
#higherEd
#teaching
#writing
#argumentMapping
#jobMarket
#ethics
#risk
#quotes
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How should #education and #science adapt in the #AI boom? My latest thoughts 👇
It started as a grumpy list of #academic misconceptions about #LLMs. That list largely survived, but — thanks to questions from #AuthorityMagazine — I considered broader and more productive points as well, like the academic job market.
More topics:
#Logic
#Psychology
#QuantMethods
#higherEd
#teaching
#writing
#argumentMapping
#jobMarket
#ethics
#risk
#quotes
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📣Coming up this week! 📣 #FemQuantSeminar with @arianeophir Re-considering Re-partnering! This Thursday 30 Nov 2023. 17:30 (GMT)/ 18:30 (CET)/ 12:30 (EST). Free to attend, registration required. Sign up to join us: https://forms.gle/TJzknan3xoFnte5x9 #feminist #demography #sociology #quantmethods #gender
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The bad news: research typically visualizes *either* statistical test uncertainty (e.g., confidence intervals) *or* data variability (e.g., the distribution of data), but medical professionals, data scientists, and tenure track faculty reliably misinterpreted those.
The good news: Visualizing *both* more or less eliminated experts’ misunderstanding of the visualization.
#OpenAccess in PNAS: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2302491120
#decisionScience #dataViz #metascience #QuantMethods #PhilSci #Epistemology
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The bad news: research typically visualizes *either* statistical test uncertainty (e.g., confidence intervals) *or* data variability (e.g., the distribution of data), but medical professionals, data scientists, and tenure track faculty reliably misinterpreted those.
The good news: Visualizing *both* more or less eliminated experts’ misunderstanding of the visualization.
#OpenAccess in PNAS: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2302491120
#decisionScience #dataViz #metascience #QuantMethods #PhilSci #Epistemology
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I've updated my SADI repository of #Stata code for life-course sequence analysis to cope with Stata 18.
No major changes, but if you are using Stata 18 it is worth updating:
. net from https://teaching.sociology.ul.ie/sadi
. net install sadi
. net get sadiThen run distances.do to test.
#lifecourse #quantmethods #datascience #sequenceanalysis #sociology
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I've updated my SADI repository of #Stata code for life-course sequence analysis to cope with Stata 18.
No major changes, but if you are using Stata 18 it is worth updating:
. net from https://teaching.sociology.ul.ie/sadi
. net install sadi
. net get sadiThen run distances.do to test.
#lifecourse #quantmethods #datascience #sequenceanalysis #sociology
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I've updated my #Stata cluster utilities
These utilities add to Stata's cluster capabilities, particularly when clustering from a distance matrix, rather than variables. Stata's "cluster stop" commands do not work in the manner you might expect with distance matrices.
The updates are mainly minor changes to keep up with newer versions of Stata. #clusteranalysis #sociology #quantmethods #datascience
Install:
. net from https://teaching.sociology.ul.ie/statacode
. net install clutils -
I've updated my #Stata cluster utilities
These utilities add to Stata's cluster capabilities, particularly when clustering from a distance matrix, rather than variables. Stata's "cluster stop" commands do not work in the manner you might expect with distance matrices.
The updates are mainly minor changes to keep up with newer versions of Stata. #clusteranalysis #sociology #quantmethods #datascience
Install:
. net from https://teaching.sociology.ul.ie/statacode
. net install clutils -
The Office of the Chief Statistician at #OMB has an opening for a #Statistician to help oversee government-wide statistical policy development and implementation.
It’s DC-based and GS-12/13 with a pay of at least $94,199. Apps due 7/26 at usajobs.gov/job/736451500.
#AltAc #FedJobs #ProgramEval @sociology #SocialSciences #Quant #QuantMethods #PublicPolicy #DataScience #Statistics #DataQuality #Demography #EdPolicy
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The Office of the Chief Statistician at #OMB has an opening for a #Statistician to help oversee government-wide statistical policy development and implementation.
It’s DC-based and GS-12/13 with a pay of at least $94,199. Apps due 7/26 at usajobs.gov/job/736451500.
#AltAc #FedJobs #ProgramEval @sociology #SocialSciences #Quant #QuantMethods #PublicPolicy #DataScience #Statistics #DataQuality #Demography #EdPolicy
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Fellow #HigherEd data nerds: there's an opening for a one-year fellowship based within ED's National Center for Education Statistics to work on #data modernization for IPEDS.
Salary is $180,000 (plus $2000 monthly allowance). The position is remote with occasional travel to DC.
See the full ad at https://federation-of-american-scientists.rippling-ats.com/job/552779/data-modernization-specialist-impact-fellow
#HigherEducation #EducationResearch #EdResearch #DataScience #QuantMethods #SQL #DataGovernance #AltAc #SocialScience #EconTwitter #SurveyResearch #FullStack
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Fellow #HigherEd data nerds: there's an opening for a one-year fellowship based within ED's National Center for Education Statistics to work on #data modernization for IPEDS.
Salary is $180,000 (plus $2000 monthly allowance). The position is remote with occasional travel to DC.
See the full ad at https://federation-of-american-scientists.rippling-ats.com/job/552779/data-modernization-specialist-impact-fellow
#HigherEducation #EducationResearch #EdResearch #DataScience #QuantMethods #SQL #DataGovernance #AltAc #SocialScience #EconTwitter #SurveyResearch #FullStack
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The #ASA / #NSF / #BLS Senior Research Fellowship Program is searching for two fellows. One position is focused on #statistics, #economics, or #BehavioralScience research, and the other is focused on #DataScience. Applicants must work at a college/university or a 501(c)(3) #nonprofit.
Applications are due January 9, 2023. See the full details at https://www.bls.gov/osmr/asa_nsf_bls_fellowship_info.htm
#SurveyResearch #SocialScience #SurveyMethods #surveys #sampling #fellowship #QuantMethods
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The #ASA / #NSF / #BLS Senior Research Fellowship Program is searching for two fellows. One position is focused on #statistics, #economics, or #BehavioralScience research, and the other is focused on #DataScience. Applicants must work at a college/university or a 501(c)(3) #nonprofit.
Applications are due January 9, 2023. See the full details at https://www.bls.gov/osmr/asa_nsf_bls_fellowship_info.htm
#SurveyResearch #SocialScience #SurveyMethods #surveys #sampling #fellowship #QuantMethods
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Time for an #introduction, #MedMastodon! I am a family and community physician at the Federal University of Espírito Santo, 🇧🇷, working in the #PrimaryCare internship. Among other activities, I serve as peer reviewer and associate editor in specialty journals. I have a PhD in #epidemiology and am certified in scientific publications. I am interested in #EvidenceBasedMedicine, #QuantMethods, and good practices in both researching and editing.
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The #California #Policy Lab has an opening for a Ph.D.-level Senior Researcher in Applied #Microeconomics and #Quantitative Public Policy, which has a salary range is $105k-$155k. See their full posting at https://www.capolicylab.org/careers/senior-researcher/
#jobs #hiring #PublicPolicy #SocialScience #SocialPolicy #Econ #QuantMethods #data #ResearchDesign #ResearchMethods #EconJobMarket #AltAc #AltAcJobs #AppliedEcon
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The #California #Policy Lab has an opening for a Ph.D.-level Senior Researcher in Applied #Microeconomics and #Quantitative Public Policy, which has a salary range is $105k-$155k. See their full posting at https://www.capolicylab.org/careers/senior-researcher/
#jobs #hiring #PublicPolicy #SocialScience #SocialPolicy #Econ #QuantMethods #data #ResearchDesign #ResearchMethods #EconJobMarket #AltAc #AltAcJobs #AppliedEcon
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Awesome - please add me if possible!
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Can we trust self-report data?
John Shaver, Martin Lang & colleagues went to the trouble of benchmarking self-reported religious service attendance against measured attendance in remote Fiji.
TL; DR: there is measurement error. In the villages studied, people overstate religious service attendance.
John isn’t here yet, but you can follow Martin at @martinlangcz
Link:
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0257160#selfreport #survey #psychology #measurement #anthropology #quantmethods
