Roger Peng and Hilary Parker
Not So Standard Deviations
Roger Peng and Hilary Parker talk about the latest in data science and data analysis in academia and industry.
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Roger Peng and Hilary Parker
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May 19, 2025
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Episodes
165 - QR No-Code 22.09.2022 1:21:02
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 Goog...
164 - What is Data Science? 10.09.2022 1:05:09
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...
163 - Life Extension Juice 10.08.2022 1:03:20
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...
162 - Conference Planning 29.07.2022 59:45
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...
161 - CoPodcasting 15.07.2022 1:14:37
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....
160 - Sentient Podcast 05.07.2022 1:07:04
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
159 - Ecosystems vs. Platforms 15.06.2022 1:01:09
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 th...
158 - Getting the Email 01.06.2022 56:12
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 @ gm...
157 - Early Morning Vibe 05.05.2022 1:04:02
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 A...
156 - Hilary's New Job 20.04.2022 1:06:54
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
155 - I Just Wanna ML 12.04.2022 59:38
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 podca...
154 - Just Tweak Some Parameters 04.04.2022 1:06:50
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 pod...
153 - Bee to Bee to Cee 07.03.2022 1:06:12
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 nssdevia...
152 - Totally Normal 21.02.2022 1:02:57
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
151 - How Deep Is The Learning? 07.02.2022 59:58
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...
150 - Microdosing Data Science 24.01.2022 56:42
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...
149 - Data Analyst End Game 07.01.2022 1:04:05
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 P...
148 - Not The Holiday Episode You Were Hoping For 28.12.2021 12:47
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
147 - Data Science TPS Reports 10.12.2021 1:13:50
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...
146 - Riding the Data Scientist Title 01.12.2021 59:55
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 Podcas...
145 - Get Used to Being Unhappy 12.11.2021 1:08:50
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 A...
144 - Taxonomy of Misery 29.10.2021 55:31
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 po...
143 - Analytic Discovery Process 18.10.2021 56:33
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 @ gm...
142 - Truth or Useful 04.10.2021 1:04:17
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 Con...
141 - Useful Models 20.09.2021 1:02:53
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
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