🚨New paper: Does ad hoc language training improve the economic integration of refugees? Evidence from Germany’s response to the Syrian refugee crisis 🚨
w/ Ehsan Vallizadeh, @niklas-harder.bsky.social, Dominik Hangartner, Jens Hainmueller
doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
w/ Ehsan Vallizadeh, @niklas-harder.bsky.social, Dominik Hangartner, Jens Hainmueller
doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
January 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🚨New paper: Does ad hoc language training improve the economic integration of refugees? Evidence from Germany’s response to the Syrian refugee crisis 🚨
w/ Ehsan Vallizadeh, @niklas-harder.bsky.social, Dominik Hangartner, Jens Hainmueller
doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
w/ Ehsan Vallizadeh, @niklas-harder.bsky.social, Dominik Hangartner, Jens Hainmueller
doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
Factor analysis and varimax have been widely misunderstood among statisticians. Two years ago, Muzhe Zeng and I had a discussion paper at JRSS-B that tried to clarify why factor analysis and varimax were actually decades ahead of their time
It’s free (with discussion) here:
doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
It’s free (with discussion) here:
doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
Vintage factor analysis with Varimax performs statistical inference
Abstract. In the 1930s, Psychologists began developing Multiple-Factor Analysis to decompose multivariate data into a small number of interpretable factors
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November 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Factor analysis and varimax have been widely misunderstood among statisticians. Two years ago, Muzhe Zeng and I had a discussion paper at JRSS-B that tried to clarify why factor analysis and varimax were actually decades ahead of their time
It’s free (with discussion) here:
doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
It’s free (with discussion) here:
doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
The former USA, now JRSS (Junior Russian Satellite State),
March 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The former USA, now JRSS (Junior Russian Satellite State),
🚀 Excited to announce the launch of a pilot trial for the Journal-to-Conference track at #AISTATS2025, coordinated by @pierrealquier.bsky.social and me
The track considers published papers from AoS, Biometrika, JASA, JMLR & JRSS B for a poster presentation at AISTATS 2025
📅 Deadline: 15 March 2025
The track considers published papers from AoS, Biometrika, JASA, JMLR & JRSS B for a poster presentation at AISTATS 2025
📅 Deadline: 15 March 2025
February 10, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🚀 Excited to announce the launch of a pilot trial for the Journal-to-Conference track at #AISTATS2025, coordinated by @pierrealquier.bsky.social and me
The track considers published papers from AoS, Biometrika, JASA, JMLR & JRSS B for a poster presentation at AISTATS 2025
📅 Deadline: 15 March 2025
The track considers published papers from AoS, Biometrika, JASA, JMLR & JRSS B for a poster presentation at AISTATS 2025
📅 Deadline: 15 March 2025
The former USA, now JRSS (Junior Russian Satellite State).
March 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The former USA, now JRSS (Junior Russian Satellite State).
The Journal-to-Conference track is back at AISTATS🌴!
The track invites authors of papers published or accepted after January 1st, 2024 in AoS, Biometrika, JASA, JMLR and JRSS B to present their work as posters at #AISTATS2026 in Tangier, Morocco (May 2nd-5th 2026).
📅 Deadline: 31 January 2026
The track invites authors of papers published or accepted after January 1st, 2024 in AoS, Biometrika, JASA, JMLR and JRSS B to present their work as posters at #AISTATS2026 in Tangier, Morocco (May 2nd-5th 2026).
📅 Deadline: 31 January 2026
September 11, 2025 at 3:26 AM
The Journal-to-Conference track is back at AISTATS🌴!
The track invites authors of papers published or accepted after January 1st, 2024 in AoS, Biometrika, JASA, JMLR and JRSS B to present their work as posters at #AISTATS2026 in Tangier, Morocco (May 2nd-5th 2026).
📅 Deadline: 31 January 2026
The track invites authors of papers published or accepted after January 1st, 2024 in AoS, Biometrika, JASA, JMLR and JRSS B to present their work as posters at #AISTATS2026 in Tangier, Morocco (May 2nd-5th 2026).
📅 Deadline: 31 January 2026
“Having a 50% replication rate in social and behavioural studies is much better than it has been made to sound. The results from the SCORE project should be considered a reassuring sign of good science prevailing.”
New article by @mframos.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
#stats #MetaSci
New article by @mframos.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
#stats #MetaSci
August 18, 2026 at 7:46 AM
“Having a 50% replication rate in social and behavioural studies is much better than it has been made to sound. The results from the SCORE project should be considered a reassuring sign of good science prevailing.”
New article by @mframos.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
#stats #MetaSci
New article by @mframos.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
#stats #MetaSci
Today's AI news: apparently AI can predict domestic violence risk "30pp better than current tools". www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
What's the fancy AI? logistic regression.
Cox, D. R. (1958). The regression analysis of binary sequences. JRSS Series B: Statistical Methodology, 20(2), 215–232.
What's the fancy AI? logistic regression.
Cox, D. R. (1958). The regression analysis of binary sequences. JRSS Series B: Statistical Methodology, 20(2), 215–232.
November 26, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Today's AI news: apparently AI can predict domestic violence risk "30pp better than current tools". www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
What's the fancy AI? logistic regression.
Cox, D. R. (1958). The regression analysis of binary sequences. JRSS Series B: Statistical Methodology, 20(2), 215–232.
What's the fancy AI? logistic regression.
Cox, D. R. (1958). The regression analysis of binary sequences. JRSS Series B: Statistical Methodology, 20(2), 215–232.
Interesting short paper about the debates on Bayesian inference in the 1950s
Bayesian issues in the 1950s: an episode involving Karl Popper and Jimmie Savage
- Stephen M Stigler
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Bayesian issues in the 1950s: an episode involving Karl Popper and Jimmie Savage
- Stephen M Stigler
doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
January 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Interesting short paper about the debates on Bayesian inference in the 1950s
Bayesian issues in the 1950s: an episode involving Karl Popper and Jimmie Savage
- Stephen M Stigler
doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
Bayesian issues in the 1950s: an episode involving Karl Popper and Jimmie Savage
- Stephen M Stigler
doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
Recently published, a paper on mortality modelling with Pedro Menezes de Araújo and Claire Gormley. doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
Validate User
doi.org
August 3, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Recently published, a paper on mortality modelling with Pedro Menezes de Araújo and Claire Gormley. doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
My first (and rather small) R package is ready to be shared! This is one of my attempts, done on my spare time during the past months, to increase awareness about the assumptions usually hidden when using a factor model(s): felipelfv.github.io/structest/
Testing the Structural Interpretation of a Univariate Latent Factor Model
Implements two statistical tests from VanderWeele and Vansteelandt (2022, JRSS-B) to reject the structural interpretation of a univariate latent factor model. The T0 test (Section 3.2) depends on reli...
felipelfv.github.io
April 22, 2026 at 5:10 PM
My first (and rather small) R package is ready to be shared! This is one of my attempts, done on my spare time during the past months, to increase awareness about the assumptions usually hidden when using a factor model(s): felipelfv.github.io/structest/
JRSS now, Junior Russian Satellite State.
March 13, 2025 at 4:11 PM
JRSS now, Junior Russian Satellite State.
The American Statistical
Association's six principles of proper use and interpretation of p-values (2016)
From Robert Matthews' (2026) new article: doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
#stats
Association's six principles of proper use and interpretation of p-values (2016)
From Robert Matthews' (2026) new article: doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
#stats
May 26, 2026 at 5:32 AM
The American Statistical
Association's six principles of proper use and interpretation of p-values (2016)
From Robert Matthews' (2026) new article: doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
#stats
Association's six principles of proper use and interpretation of p-values (2016)
From Robert Matthews' (2026) new article: doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
#stats
When I think about this problem and how I learned about it, this 1984 JRSS paper by Rosenbaum comes to my mind
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October 17, 2023 at 2:28 PM
When I think about this problem and how I learned about it, this 1984 JRSS paper by Rosenbaum comes to my mind
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#GnomonTV
"Bayeswatch"
American dramatic action mathematics television series about statisticians who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California and Hawaii.
youtube.com/watch?v=X8iE...
youtube.com/watch?v=BcvL...
"Bayeswatch"
American dramatic action mathematics television series about statisticians who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California and Hawaii.
youtube.com/watch?v=X8iE...
youtube.com/watch?v=BcvL...
April 21, 2026 at 1:24 PM
#GnomonTV
"Bayeswatch"
American dramatic action mathematics television series about statisticians who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California and Hawaii.
youtube.com/watch?v=X8iE...
youtube.com/watch?v=BcvL...
"Bayeswatch"
American dramatic action mathematics television series about statisticians who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California and Hawaii.
youtube.com/watch?v=X8iE...
youtube.com/watch?v=BcvL...
In this paper, I discuss an often misunderstood aspect of inference that can trip up even seasoned researchers. If you wonder what "practical significance" means in #statistics, I guarantee you that reading this will make you a better scientist. #statsky #StatsSky #science doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
August 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
In this paper, I discuss an often misunderstood aspect of inference that can trip up even seasoned researchers. If you wonder what "practical significance" means in #statistics, I guarantee you that reading this will make you a better scientist. #statsky #StatsSky #science doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
Our paper on plastic waste burning, using remote sensing and causal inference, was just published in the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series C! doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
June 2, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Our paper on plastic waste burning, using remote sensing and causal inference, was just published in the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series C! doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
I have published a quote by … Winnie the Pooh at the start of my latest publication!
doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
March 4, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I have published a quote by … Winnie the Pooh at the start of my latest publication!
doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
Joint with M. Cattaneo and R. Titiunik, we develop a randomization inference framework for before-and-after studies with multiple units, tailored to short-term causal inference. We present an application to a criminal procedure reform in Uruguay. Now out in JRSS Series A: doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
Randomization inference for before-and-after studies with multiple units: an application to a criminal procedure reform in Uruguay
Abstract. Learning about the immediate causal effects of large-scale policy interventions poses a significant challenge for quasi-experimental methods that
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December 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Joint with M. Cattaneo and R. Titiunik, we develop a randomization inference framework for before-and-after studies with multiple units, tailored to short-term causal inference. We present an application to a criminal procedure reform in Uruguay. Now out in JRSS Series A: doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
Very nice obituary of Henry Wynn in JRSS A by Phil Brown.
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Henry Philip Wynn, 1945–2024
Henry was born in Barnsley on 19 February 1945 and died on 2 November 2024. He was soon thrust into the world of statistics as his father, Arthur Wynn, was
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June 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Very nice obituary of Henry Wynn in JRSS A by Phil Brown.
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Book Review: Bayesian Precision Medicine. Peter F Thall. Chapman & Hall 2024, 330 pp. doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
Bayesian Precision Medicine
Bayesian statistical methods are in the process of revolutionizing clinical trials in oncology and all of medicine. This book, written by a world leader in
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November 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Book Review: Bayesian Precision Medicine. Peter F Thall. Chapman & Hall 2024, 330 pp. doi.org/10.1093/jrss...
then I can contribute with my sadness for not having a 2025 paper published in AoS, Biometrika, JASA, JMLR, JRSS B 😅
Joking: laudable initiative! 😀
Joking: laudable initiative! 😀
February 10, 2025 at 9:43 AM
then I can contribute with my sadness for not having a 2025 paper published in AoS, Biometrika, JASA, JMLR, JRSS B 😅
Joking: laudable initiative! 😀
Joking: laudable initiative! 😀
i love his voice.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRSS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRSS...
The King's true voice (We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie)
YouTube video by Annie Mood -AtMo-
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November 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
i love his voice.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRSS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRSS...
New paper out in JRSS Series C (@royalstatsoc.bsky.social):
An Interpretable tensor model for crime data across type, space, and time, combining prediction and insight into criminal dynamics. Evidence from Chicago. With G. Zens, D. Durante, and E. Patacchini.
academic.oup.com/jrsssc/advan...
An Interpretable tensor model for crime data across type, space, and time, combining prediction and insight into criminal dynamics. Evidence from Chicago. With G. Zens, D. Durante, and E. Patacchini.
academic.oup.com/jrsssc/advan...
March 28, 2026 at 2:04 PM
New paper out in JRSS Series C (@royalstatsoc.bsky.social):
An Interpretable tensor model for crime data across type, space, and time, combining prediction and insight into criminal dynamics. Evidence from Chicago. With G. Zens, D. Durante, and E. Patacchini.
academic.oup.com/jrsssc/advan...
An Interpretable tensor model for crime data across type, space, and time, combining prediction and insight into criminal dynamics. Evidence from Chicago. With G. Zens, D. Durante, and E. Patacchini.
academic.oup.com/jrsssc/advan...
⏰ Reminder: Journal-to-Conference track at AISTATS (May 2-5, 2026, Tangier, Morocco)
📅 Deadline to apply: Jan 31, 2026
📄 Eligible journals: AoS, Biometrika, JASA, JMLR, JRSS B
🔗Details & application: virtual.aistats.org/Conferences/...
📅 Deadline to apply: Jan 31, 2026
📄 Eligible journals: AoS, Biometrika, JASA, JMLR, JRSS B
🔗Details & application: virtual.aistats.org/Conferences/...
January 19, 2026 at 7:25 AM
⏰ Reminder: Journal-to-Conference track at AISTATS (May 2-5, 2026, Tangier, Morocco)
📅 Deadline to apply: Jan 31, 2026
📄 Eligible journals: AoS, Biometrika, JASA, JMLR, JRSS B
🔗Details & application: virtual.aistats.org/Conferences/...
📅 Deadline to apply: Jan 31, 2026
📄 Eligible journals: AoS, Biometrika, JASA, JMLR, JRSS B
🔗Details & application: virtual.aistats.org/Conferences/...