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Most posts on this site are about statistics and programming and contain the code to reproduce the results. To reproduce newer posts, use the Pluto.jl notebook link at the bottom of the post. The source code for this website can be found at GitLab.

Posts

2023-01-24GPT versus Google
Comparing results for queries from ChatGPT and Google
2022-06-25Why I still recommend Julia (for Data Science)
A deep dive on why the Julia language is productive
2022-03-19Optimizing Julia code
How running time and time to first X can be reduced by fixing type inference problems.
2022-02-16Static site authentication
Setting up authentication can be quite tricky. This post walks through a few options.
2021-12-01Bayesian Latent Profile Analysis (mixture modeling)
This post discusses some latent analysis techniques and runs a Bayesian analysis for example data where the outcome is continuous, also known as latent profile analysis (LPA).
2021-11-17Collinear Bayes
Verifying that a Bayesian model can handle collinearity better than a Frequentist model.
2021-11-07Random forest, Shapley values and multicollinearity
How well do Shapley values and decision-tree-based models deal with multicollinearity?
2021-10-27Nested cross-validation
Plots for nested cross-validation
2021-06-16Increasing model accuracy by using foreknowledge
Using priors for binary logistic regression
2021-01-21Random forest classification in Julia
Fitting a random forest classifier and reporting accuracy metrics.
2020-12-16GitHub and GitLab commands cheatsheet
A cheatsheet for commands like 'Fix #2334'.
2020-11-29Design cheatsheet
A summary of design tips and tricks.
2020-11-14Frequentist and Bayesian coin flipping
Comparing both statistical paradigms on a coin flipping example.
2020-11-07Installing NixOS with encryption on a Lenovo laptop
Specifically, installing NixOS on the Lenovo Yoga 7.
2020-11-04The logit and logistic functions
Providing the definitions, some plots and useful values to remember.
2020-09-26The principle of maximum entropy
Obtaining the least informative distribution.
2020-08-12Writing effectively
Why writing should be valuable to the reader.
2020-07-29Writing checklist
A list to quickly check for common mistakes in writing.
2020-06-28Combinations and permutations
Deriving the equations for combinations and permutations.
2020-06-27Comparing means and SDs
Transforming means and SDs from numbers in different ranges to the same range.
2020-05-11Predicates and reproducibility
Thinking about the layers above statistics.
2020-03-05Simple and binary regression
Applying a simple and binary (logistic) regression to simulated data.
2020-02-02The greatest sales deck someone else has ever seen
It's Zuora's deck
2020-01-24Correlations
The equations and some examples for the Pearson correlation coefficient.
2020-01-16Benefits of writing blog posts
Convincing myself of why writing is a good habit to have.
2019-12-29Statistical power from scratch
Explaining statistical power by first finding the binomial and normal distributions.
2019-12-03Niceties in the Julia programming language
A quick walk through some Julia syntax and interesting features.
2019-12-01NixOS configuration highlights
Particularily neat parts of using NixOS.
2019-10-29Entr
A tool for executing commands automatically upon file changes.
2015-08-25QoS setup using Tomato in combination with an Experiabox
My first blog post.

Rik Huijzer. The text is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. The code is licensed under the MIT License. Website built with Franklin.jl and the Julia programming language. Last update: 2023-01-28.