Introduction Today we are talking about structural equation models (SEM). There are lots of synonyms, sub-categories, and adjacent techniques that you may have heard before–covariance structure analysis, linear structural relations, […]
Introduction Analyzing qualitative data is challenging. Such analyses are even more difficult when the topic is controversial and the results will drive important policy decisions. This post explores AI methods […]
In this post, I will show some methods of displaying mixed effect regression models and associated uncertainty using non-parametric bootstrapping. This is kind of a follow-up to my previous post […]
During the pandemic, my partner, Bayla, and I began taking daily walks down to Yale’s campus. We often noticed dead birds at the base of the glass walls that […]
I have never not wanted to be a scientist. As a kid, I would copy down—by hand—the entirety of encyclopedia entries about animals. In fifth grade, I was regularly running […]
A short recipe for adventurous field science Take me to the photos! Step 1: Come up with a hair-brained scheme. My labmate Yara and I had been dreaming up the […]
I’ve always been enamored with books, but when I started my PhD, I was worried that I would fall out of the habit of reading for fun. So, I set […]
When I first started in communications, data viz was hard. You basically had to have a serious knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. At that time, “New Media” was just […]
Recently, I gave a presentation to a class of Yale Masters students about how to give better scientific presentations. This is a topic I think about a lot, coming from […]
A few weeks ago I wrote a post about a questionable internship proposal by the Northeast branch of Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (NEPARC). In the interim, I’ve had […]