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
115 - Five Year Anniversary 22.09.2020 1:16:32
Hilary and Roger celebrate the five year anniversary of the podcast and discuss pandemic work, the changing podcast landscape, Palantir followup, TikTok's algorithm, and Roger's .Rprofile. Show Notes: Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book: https://leanpub.com/conversatio...
114 - We Need TikTok Help 06.09.2020 1:01:44
Hilary and Roger discuss TikTok, even though they've never used it, and Palantir, even though they've never used it. Show Notes: China bans AI exports Palantir S-1 Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book: https://leanpub.com/conversationsondatascience/ Subscribe to the pod...
113 - Data Science Tweener 22.08.2020 1:07:37
Hilary and Roger discuss The Last Dance, the future of the data science industry, and living in an era of constant crisis. Oh, and Hilary has a new job! Show notes: Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book: https://leanpub.com/conversationsondatascience/ Subscribe to the po...
112 - Data Analytic Pitfalls 07.08.2020 1:08:51
Hilary and Roger discuss Roger's freshly-delivered talk for the Joint Statistical Meetings, social media and how ideas from intelligence analysis apply to data analysis. Show notes: The Gift of Nothing by Patrick McDonnell Intelligence Matters Podcast Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter Get the Not So Standa...
111 - Data Science On the Go 17.07.2020 1:15:44
Hilary and Roger discuss working from home (mobile edition), correlation vs. causation, Roger's coffee woes, and data analytic "style". Show notes: 9barista coffee maker Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book: https://leanpub.com/conversationsondatascience/ Subscribe to t...
110 - Who Needs Data? 03.07.2020 1:15:25
Hilary and Roger discuss using data to prove someone wrong and then embark on another book club discussing Scott Berkun's How Design Makes the World. And Hilary has an important coffee update! Show Notes: How Design Makes the World by Scott Berkun Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter Get the Not So Standard D...
109 - Still Working From Home 20.06.2020 1:17:24
Hilary and Roger discuss "microservices", importing the tidyverse into a package, business acronyms, math as a sketching tool, and renaming the Fisher Lecture. Show notes: Art of Doing Science and Engineering (Stripe Press) Microservices How Design Makes the World Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter Get the...
108 - It Depends 25.05.2020 57:51
Hilary and Roger discuss such non-pandemic topics as: the stunning conclusion to the Moka Pot Saga, Hilary's new book she's reading on design thinking, building software without dependencies, and Lady Dynamite. Show notes: How Design Makes the World Lady Dynamite Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter Get the N...
107 - Still Not a Data Scientist 08.05.2020 1:05:24
Hilary and Roger revisit COBOL, discuss the tradeoff of stability vs. flexibility, complain about discussing statistics over email, tech addiction, and R version 4.0. Show notes: R 4.0 from the Revolutions Blog stringsAsFactors Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book: http...
106 - Podcasts are a Process 27.04.2020 1:06:18
Hilary and Roger give an update on the home coffee situation and discuss COBOL programming as a metaphor for reproducible research. Show notes: Iron sharpens iron Security is a process, not a product (by Bruce Schneier) Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book: https://lean...
105 - Peeking at the Data 10.04.2020 57:10
Hilary and Roger discuss Andrew Cuomo's appreciation of statisticians, whether to look or not look at COVID19 data, and developing Shiny apps. Show notes: Cuomo on statisticians NYT COVID19 data on GitHub Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book: https://leanpub.com/convers...
104 - Mossy Walls 26.03.2020 1:17:09
Hilary and Roger give some updates on what's going on and how life at home is working out. Show notes: Hilary's pen Hilary's acoustic panels Hilary's moss Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book: https://leanpub.com/conversationsondatascience/ Subscribe to the podcast on A...
103 - Worst Data Analysts Ever 15.03.2020 1:12:47
Hilary and Roger provide a respite from recent events by discussing forecasting the U.S. primary elections, Roger's time series analysis course, R package woes, artificial intelligence, and the Hilary Parker job requirement. Show notes: Hilary's Opinionated Analysis Development paper Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter...
102 - Readable Tech Debt 27.02.2020 1:09:57
Hilary and Roger follow up on their discussion with JJ Allaire about open source software. They also discuss getting a PhD, ad hoc data analysis with or without functions, and Moka pots. Show notes: Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book: https://leanpub.com/conversations...
101 - Special Guest JJ Allaire 18.02.2020 1:01:50
Hilary and Roger welcome JJ Allaire, CEO and founder of RStudio, PBC, to the podcast and have a wide-ranging discussion about developing open source software, successful open source business models, the R language, and data science. Show notes: Support us through our Patreon page JJ Allaire on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fly_upside_down Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twi...
100 - Live from RStudio Conf 2020 04.02.2020 59:09
Episode 100 was recorded in front of a live audience at RStudio::conf 2020. In this episode Hilary and Roger discuss how ideas evolve over time and use examples from this podcast to illustrate their views on data analysis and design thinking. Show notes: Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter Get the Not So Sta...
99 - HSP Guide to SF 27.01.2020 47:43
Hilary and Roger follow up on their discussion of open source software. They also discuss writing functions for data analysis, learning a second programming language, and Hilary's guide to San Francisco. Show notes: RStudio Conference 2020 Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter Get the Not So Standard Deviation...
98 - Moka Pot Giveaway 23.01.2020 10:56
Hilary and Roger discuss recent results of Moka pot coffee. Show notes: Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book: https://leanpub.com/conversationsondatascience/ Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/not-so-standard-deviations/id104...
97 - Don't Do What You Like 13.01.2020 1:15:05
Hilary and Roger follow up on the future of R, then talk about reproducibility versus systems, the proliferation of text-based formats and implications for statistical modeling, and why open source developers have so little power. Show notes: RStudio Conference 2020 Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter Get th...
96 - R in 10 Years 02.01.2020 23:38
Where will R be in 10 years and what might replace it? Show notes: Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book: https://leanpub.com/conversationsondatascience/ Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/not-so-standard-deviations/id10406145...
95 - Summarisze 26.12.2019 5:06
Summarize or summarise? Show notes: Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book: https://leanpub.com/conversationsondatascience/ Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/not-so-standard-deviations/id1040614570 Subscribe to the podcast on...
94 - Delectoble 19.12.2019 7:30
Hilary and Roger ask, why doesn't Hilary just get an espresso machine? Show notes: Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book: https://leanpub.com/conversationsondatascience/ Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/not-so-standard-devia...
93 - df and dat 13.12.2019 1:14:18
Hilary and Roger discuss Moka pots, follow up on the creative curve, name their data frames, discuss prediction vs. forecasting, and data science in military and intelligence applications. Show notes: Sean Taylor's Poll National Cryptologic Museum Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter Get the Not So Standard D...
92 - Hilary Comes to Town 27.11.2019 1:07:51
Hilary and Roger record in person for the third time ever to discuss the changing nature of data science and its role in various industries, the use of QA in data science product development, and lots of other stuff. Show notes: Discussion of Hilary's outfit generator product development Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twi...
91 - The Creative Curve 14.11.2019 1:16:43
Hilary and Roger discuss the book The Creative Curve by Allen Gannett and how the ideas relate to data science and data analysis. Show notes: The Creative Curve: How to Develop the Right Idea at the Right Time Support us through our Patreon page Roger on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rdpeng Hilary on Twitter: https://twitter.com/hspter Get the Not So Standard Deviations book: https://leanpub.com/co...
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