@martincigan You mean as a kind of magic math that always works? Maybe, but then the person who presents such a figure needs to explain why they believe so. I am pretty sure the reason is simply that this is the easiest function to fit.
Pro tip: If you want to expose a #datascientist for not being a #statistician, (and you could do this here too), ask them: What precisely do these shaded areas around your curves represent? Stammering guaranteed.
The @snsf_ch is looking for a #statistician (PhD) for its #Data Team. This is a great environment, and we do exciting work, to support scientific #research in #Switzerland and promote the value of research.
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#LGBTQ English #Wikipedia deletion alert
Could you save this LGBTQ related #English Wikipedia article from deletion?
Rachael Meager
* Rachael Meager is an Australian economist and statistician. Their principal adviser was Esther Duflo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachael_Meager
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Het INBO bouwt samen met het Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos een werking rond invasieve uitheemse soorten uit. INBO is daarbij verantwoordelijk voor de surveillance en opvolging van de toestand van invasieve soorten en het uitvoeren van beheerevaluatie. Hiervoor wenst INBO in te zetten op de uitbouw…
Obituary for Calyampudi Radhakrishna #Rao who pioneered powerful #statistical methods that underpin modern #scientific data analyses.
C. R. Rao, #statistician who transformed #data #analytics (1920–2023) He was 102!!
#statistics #science
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03200-5