Professor, University of Toronto; author of "Struck by Lightning". Info at: https://xitter.cf/t.co/zXmNLhgj8X Now at: https://xitter.cf/t.co/1HYlGmVSoQ
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Jeffrey Rosenthal retweeted
“The (phone) numbers are right & people don’t answer the phone.”—@ProbabilityProf raises concerns about Elections Alberta’s sampling method used to verify Corb Lund’s petition.
His stats model suggests the petition should've succeeded.
Thoughts?
LISTEN: traffic.megaphone.fm/CORU109…
Just how lucky was RJ Barrett's winning basketball shot last night? If it had been just 2.1 centimeters CLOSER to the middle of the hoop, then it would have bounced out, and the #Raptors would have lost. See my explanation here.
probability.ca/jeff/writing/…
Jeffrey Rosenthal retweeted
“To truly understand what’s going on, you have to stop and think. You have to do the work to figure out the probabilities of something like that happening. It’s how we understand what is and isn’t true.” utoronto.ca/news/math-behind… via @uoftnews @researchuoft @probabilityprof
I will be performing music and voices this Sunday afternoon in this fun Sherlock Holmes spoof radio play, at the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto. Free! All welcome! Come check it out!
batashoemuseum.ca/event/sher…
My article about the online chess winning streak controversy is now published in the Harvard Data Science Review @TheHDSR. hdsr.mitpress.mit.edu/pub/ex…
I just signed the Pledge for Canada on @theactionnet. Join me and add your name here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/…
Jeffrey Rosenthal retweeted
Join us for the #CAST talk with Prof. Jeffrey Rosenthal (@ProbabilityProf) from @UofTStatSci on "Speeding up Metropolis using Theorems."
🗓️ Jan 24, 2025 | 3:30-4:30 pm ET | bit.ly/4gersoB
🤝 In Collaboration w/ the Dept of Mathematics and Statistics @uOttawaScience
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Jeffrey Rosenthal retweeted
Join us for the #CAST talk with Prof. Jeffrey Rosenthal (@ProbabilityProf) from @UofTStatSci on "Speeding up Metropolis using Theorems."
🗓️ Jan 24, 2025 | 3:30-4:30 pm ET | bit.ly/4gersoB
🤝 In Collaboration w/ the Dept of Mathematics and Statistics @uOttawaScience
Jeffrey Rosenthal retweeted
Join us for the #CAST talk with Prof. Jeffrey Rosenthal (@ProbabilityProf) from @UofTStatSci on "Speeding up Metropolis using Theorems."
🗓️ Jan 24, 2025 | 3:30-4:30 pm ET | bit.ly/4gersoB
🤝 In Collaboration w/ the Dept of Mathematics and Statistics @uOttawaScience
Jeffrey Rosenthal retweeted
Listening to "The Art of Randomness: Prof. Jeffrey Rosenthal on Probability & Statistics" at buzzsprout.com/856252/153977…
Jeffrey Rosenthal retweeted
Are you interested in understanding the challenges of communicating #stats and #probability to wider audiences?
Listen to an interview by Cynthia @cynthiahqy and Tim @CLEinBNE with author & statistician @ProbabilityProf Rosenthal about his book. #podcast
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Jeffrey Rosenthal retweeted
Looking for something to listen to this weekend? Our latest podcast🎧features best selling author & @ProbabilityProf Jeffrey Rosenthal. It's a great discussion about the how & why of communicating #statistics & #probability to wider audiences.
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Jeffrey Rosenthal retweeted
How hard of a #scicomm challenge is it to communicate #statistics & #probability to a broad audience? On the latest episode of the @RandomSamplePOD 🎧, @cynthiahqy & I chat with someone who does it well - author & @ProbabilityProf Jeffrey Rosenthal: therandomsample.com.au/
Jeffrey Rosenthal retweeted
How should we look at randomness around us & why do we overestimate the chance of some things happening while underestimating others? Our latest podcast features author & stats Professor Jeffrey Rosenthal @ProbabilityProf w hosts @cynthiahqy & @CLEinBNE:
therandomsample.com.au/podca…
Jeffrey Rosenthal retweeted
ICYMI Every time a gambler places a bet, there’s a certain probability of winning. But roll the dice again and again, and a new situation emerges. How does randomness come into play? research2reality.com/other-t… @uoft @uoftnews @researchuoft @probabilityprof
Jeffrey Rosenthal retweeted
{Featured video} As fast as modern computers are, calculations still take time. That's where probability and randomness can lend a helping hand. research2reality.com/other-t… @uoft @uoftnews @researchuoft @probabilityprof
Jeffrey Rosenthal retweeted
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Jeffrey Rosenthal retweeted
Now open! CANSSI's Collaborative Research Teams program provides up to $210K over 3 years to interdisciplinary teams led by statistical scientists that tackle big problems impacting society while training students and postdocs. Apply by April 30: canssi.ca/program/collaborat…
