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• Post #4375203

  Causal inference and effect estimation using observational data https://jech.bmj.com/content/76/11/960 It's in the rubric "Glossary", which it isn't, but it's close. This is a very concise summary of causal inference, effect types and related terminology one needs to know. This could serve as a stepping stone in a causal-inference class for an in-depth discussion of the different dimensions of causal inference.

• Post #4115536

  The Q1Q2Q3 Workflow for Statistics and Data Science Collaborations https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26939169.2025.2475775#d1e667 This is a useful discussion of the qualitative parts that complement a quantitative data analysis. If the goal is to introduce students to basic inferential stats, I think there is only room for covering the qualitative parts (Q1 and Q3) in a course with 135 or 180 minutes of class each week (more than I have, for example). 1/

• Post #4115535

  A Comparison of Packages to Generate Codebooks in R | Crystal Lewis https://cghlewis.com/talks/rladies_nyc/ This is a short and very useful overview over the alternatives for codebook generation. #rstats

• Post #4115534

  Arguing with economists: the case for preregistration https://kdoroc.substack.com/p/arguing-with-economists-the-case Assuming this represents a broader picture in econ: I would have assumed that econ was more open to preregistration than other disciplines. This post suggests differently. Attitudes toward preregistration are probably more a generational issue and less a disciplinary one. I think new generations of researchers are likely to be more open to prereg across disciplines.

• Post #4115533

  Ich habe in meiner Statistikveranstaltung aus aktuellen Anlässen diese Grafik vom RKI gezeigt, um zu illustrieren, wie sie Unsicherheit ausweisen über das Prädiktionsintervall. (aus https://www.rki.de/DE/Aktuelles/Publikationen/Epidemiologisches-Bulletin/2025/19_25.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=4). Kritisch und gleichzeitig leicht amüsant finde ich die Kategorie "grenzsignifikant". Die hätte es m.E. nicht gebraucht und hat mich hieran erinnert. https://mchankins.wordpres...

• Post #4115532

  Die Adenauer School of Governance wurde letzten Montag offiziell eröffnet. https://uni-koeln.de/universitaet/aktuell/meldungen/meldungen-detail/bundeskanzler-friedrich-merz-eroeffnet-adenauer-school-of-government-der-universitaet-zu-koeln Das Ziel ist „problemlösungsorientierte Forschung und Lehre im Bereich Public Governance an der Schnittstelle von Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Rechtswissenschaft, Technologie und Staat". Das ist ein gutes Ziel, aber aus politikwiss. Sicht fällt eines auf....

• Post #2547553

  Are journals reducing the maximum turnaround time for peer review because they expect one to be late? Meaning that one is having a normal turnaround time of about 25-30 days (afaik, this is normal) instead of 40-50 days? I am asking because I just got invited to review a regular paper within 10 days. It is doable, but unusually short.

• Post #2175138

  RE: https://mastodon.social/@avatter/116401953662112505 Es geht in dem Artikel ja nur um Open Data, nicht um Open Access. (Ironie off)

• Post #2175136

  Could agentic AI topple grant-funding systems? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01297-y The question is what means with "topple". Article notes that - the number of grant applications increased significantly; - the quality of applications improved (not convinced by this, but let's buy this) 1/

• Post #2175134

  There is a tsunami of fake social science research coming for us, and the American Sociological Association doesn’t care https://familyinequality.wordpress.com/2026/03/07/there-is-a-tsunami-of-fake-social-science-research-coming-for-us-and-the-american-sociological-association-doesnt-care/ @philipncohen I am all for sharing code and data, of course within ethical and legal limits. I agree it is striking that the ASA flagship journal has no transparency policy whatsoever. Even if LLMs had not s...

• Post #2175133

  Faculty Concerned About ASU’s New AI "Frankensteinian" Course Builder https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/artificial-intelligence/2026/04/29/faculty-concerned-about-asus-new-ai-course Based on the report, this seems to be legally okay. Ethically, it is not okay to prepare and launch this tool without the instructors' consent. I am not sure what ASU's goal is. 1/

• Post #2175132

  Kleiner Statistikfehler in der Überschrift der SZ. Die Rate der Kaiserschnitte hat sich von 0,15 in 1991 auf 0,33 in 2025 erhöht, was so im Artikel steht. In 1991 war die absolute Anzahl der Geburten allerdings höher als in 2025 (830019, https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/235/umfrage/anzahl-der-geburten-seit-1993/). Absolut gesehen ist die Zahl der Kaiserschnitte in 2025 daher um ca. 73% höher, nicht mehr als 100%.

• Post #2175131

  On the (Mis)Use of "On the Mis(Use) of..." in article titles (here 2x in same issue): - On the (Mis)Use of Machine Learning With Panel Data https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/obes.70019 - On the (Mis) Use of the Fixed Effects Estimator https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/obes.70031

• Post #1278675

  How randomisation has changed the British Academy’s approach to research funding https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2025/04/16/how-randomisation-has-changed-the-british-academys-approach-to-research-funding/ Another funding org exploring randomization of awards among proposal exceeding a certain threshold. The pool of applicants and recipients was more diverse after the policy change 1/