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quantitudethepodcast(@quantitudepod) 's Twitter Profile Photo

S5E19 Item Response Theory, Q.E.D.
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In today’s episode, Patrick and Greg provide an intro to Item Response Theory: what it is, how it relates to traditional factor analysis, and how it improves upon some of the limitations of classical test theory.

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Manjari Narayan | Substack @manjarinarayan(@NeuroStats) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How do we effectively measure disease modifying effects in progressive diseases like Alzheimer's?
We are going to need a lot more work rethinking along these lines for measuring the effects of interventions

nature.com/articles/d4158… highlights great work from medical…

How do we effectively measure disease modifying effects in progressive diseases like Alzheimer's? We are going to need a lot more work rethinking along these lines for measuring the effects of #longevity interventions nature.com/articles/d4158… highlights great work from medical…
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Flower Extremist(@deaflibertarian) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A cop pulled me over after he saw me signing to my kid at the gas station, and he was confused why a deaf person was driving! He even called for back up though I had a valid driver’s license and insurance that clearly prove I am a licensed driver. He refused to write on paper to…

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Frank Harrell(@f2harrell) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Leonardo Furlan Stephen John Senn Richard Riley (R²) The dichotomization of atherosclerosis progression in this paper is unforgivable, not to mention the use of stepwise regression that has been proven NOT to work. Million dollar data turned into 10 dollar mess. You’ll see a change in the journal w/the new editor JACC Journals

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Gordon H. Guyatt(@GuyattGH) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Factor analysis enormously overplayed in choosing items for patient-reported outcome development for assessing patient status and intervention impact. Patient-importance a far better criterion. doi.org/10.1016/s0895-…

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Richard McElreath 🦔(@rlmcelreath) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Using excel to do calculations is like pipetting by mouth - convenient, usually fine, but sometimes you ingest an ectoparasite and lose $92 million

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Eric Widera, MD(@EWidera) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A workgroup dominated by industry wants to redefine 's as an abnormal accumulation of amyloid, regardless of current or future cognitive function. This new definition raises a rarely asked question: Who gets to decide how to redefine a disease? agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

A workgroup dominated by industry wants to redefine #Alzheimer's as an abnormal accumulation of amyloid, regardless of current or future cognitive function. This new definition raises a rarely asked question: Who gets to decide how to redefine a disease? agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…
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Rich Jones (@rnjma@mastodon.social)(@rnjma) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Lectures from the 2023 ΨMCA (psymca.org) talks are posted on our YouTube (youtube.com/@psymca). Theme was Bayesian Psychometrics. Grateful for informative talks from Chun Wang, Roy Levy, James Uanhoro, David Fardo, and Paul Crane. Check it out.

Lectures from the 2023 ΨMCA (psymca.org) talks are posted on our YouTube (youtube.com/@psymca). Theme was Bayesian Psychometrics. Grateful for informative talks from @DrChunWang, @RoyLevy11, @JamesUanhoro, @dfardo, and Paul Crane. Check it out. #ΨMCA2023
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Probability Fact(@ProbFact) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Approximating a logistic distribution with a normal, and vice versa.

Why and how.

johndcook.com/blog/2023/11/0…

Approximating a logistic distribution with a normal, and vice versa. Why and how. johndcook.com/blog/2023/11/0…
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Tracy Chapman(@tchapmanonline) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Some of you are looking for a video link to the full version of sunday's performance, not just a snippet and in the best quality possible. Good news! Recording Academy / GRAMMYs published it on their website. Click on the link in the first thread to watch it. Enjoy 🤩

Some of you are looking for a video link to the full version of sunday's performance, not just a snippet and in the best quality possible. Good news! @RecordingAcad published it on their website. Click on the link in the first thread to watch it. Enjoy 🤩 #Grammys #tracychapman
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Shubhabrata 'Joey' Mukherjee(@smukherj09) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are looking to hire a Res. Assoc. Prof/Prof. (Senior Epidemiologist) to work with our team and with the Adult Changes of Thought Study. Lots of cool problems to work on. Apply here: tinyurl.com/yc56z3hf Please RT.

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David White(@m0457356748) 's Twitter Profile Photo

From my favourite quote about Stata from one of the speakers:
Stata is suitable for the beginner
Stata is suitable for the professional
Stata is suitable for the academic researcher
Stata is a great platform on which to build an analytics career.

From #OSC2024 my favourite quote about @Stata from one of the speakers: Stata is suitable for the beginner Stata is suitable for the professional Stata is suitable for the academic researcher Stata is a great platform on which to build an analytics career.
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Eric Widera, MD(@EWidera) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Much news yesterday about Biogen abandoning Aducanumab (Aduhelm) which should have never received FDA approval, but do remember this is the extent of our knowledge regarding the disease progression benefits of the drug they are now focusing on: lecanemab (Leqembi)

Much news yesterday about Biogen abandoning Aducanumab (Aduhelm) which should have never received FDA approval, but do remember this is the extent of our knowledge regarding the disease progression benefits of the #Alzheimers drug they are now focusing on: lecanemab (Leqembi)
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Rich Jones (@rnjma@mastodon.social)(@rnjma) 's Twitter Profile Photo

TIL Applications are live for the 2024 ΨMCA Advanced Psychometric Methods in Cognitive Aging Research Conference. This year: CROSS-NATIONAL COMPARISONS OF COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING. psymca.org/application-20…

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Shubhabrata 'Joey' Mukherjee(@smukherj09) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are looking for a Scientist I to work on single-cell AI/ML models for Alzheimer's disease. The position is based out of Allen Institute and will work with Mariano Gabitto and me on genetics of mixed neuropathology. You can find more at tinyurl.com/2pnz6du7 Please RT.

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