Achim Zeileis
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Achim Zeileis
@zeileis.org
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π bsky!
βΆοΈ I just joined - fed up with the bird place for too long. I'll also remain @[email protected]
π I'll post about: statistics, science, software. Often combining all three in my work for Journal of Statistical Software #jstatsoft
π€ Hope to learn new interesting stuff & meet new people!
βΆοΈ I just joined - fed up with the bird place for too long. I'll also remain @[email protected]
π I'll post about: statistics, science, software. Often combining all three in my work for Journal of Statistical Software #jstatsoft
π€ Hope to learn new interesting stuff & meet new people!
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Work with outstanding researchers such as @zeileis.org, @flxhlzmstr.bsky.social and many others at the intersection of data science, economics, and open science.
DM for questions.
π Innsbruck, Austria | β³ Apply by 20 Jan 2026
DM for questions.
π Innsbruck, Austria | β³ Apply by 20 Jan 2026
January 9, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Work with outstanding researchers such as @zeileis.org, @flxhlzmstr.bsky.social and many others at the intersection of data science, economics, and open science.
DM for questions.
π Innsbruck, Austria | β³ Apply by 20 Jan 2026
DM for questions.
π Innsbruck, Austria | β³ Apply by 20 Jan 2026
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ποΈ Weβre hiring: Data Steward & Research Software Officer
Support our active research community in
πΉ Developing and maintaining research data infrastructure
πΉ Developing cutting-edge statistical software
πΉ Being at the forefront of conducting reproducible research
econjobmarket.org/positions/12...
Support our active research community in
πΉ Developing and maintaining research data infrastructure
πΉ Developing cutting-edge statistical software
πΉ Being at the forefront of conducting reproducible research
econjobmarket.org/positions/12...
EJM - Econ Job Market
econjobmarket.org
January 9, 2026 at 3:14 PM
ποΈ Weβre hiring: Data Steward & Research Software Officer
Support our active research community in
πΉ Developing and maintaining research data infrastructure
πΉ Developing cutting-edge statistical software
πΉ Being at the forefront of conducting reproducible research
econjobmarket.org/positions/12...
Support our active research community in
πΉ Developing and maintaining research data infrastructure
πΉ Developing cutting-edge statistical software
πΉ Being at the forefront of conducting reproducible research
econjobmarket.org/positions/12...
π¨ New convenience function in #rexams and #rstats for #elearning
add_cloze() for creating cloze exercises more easily, especially for data-based quizzes
π§ Example exercise
www.r-exams.org/templates/pe...
add_cloze() for creating cloze exercises more easily, especially for data-based quizzes
π§ Example exercise
www.r-exams.org/templates/pe...
penguins: Cloze Quiz for Exploratory Analysis of Penguins Data
Cloze exercise exploring sex differences in body mass for a randomly selected species of penguins, based on the eponymous data in base R.
www.R-exams.org
January 7, 2026 at 10:37 AM
π¨ New convenience function in #rexams and #rstats for #elearning
add_cloze() for creating cloze exercises more easily, especially for data-based quizzes
π§ Example exercise
www.r-exams.org/templates/pe...
add_cloze() for creating cloze exercises more easily, especially for data-based quizzes
π§ Example exercise
www.r-exams.org/templates/pe...
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How likely is βlikelyβ? Does βlikelyβ have a higher probability than βprobableβ? I put together aΒ quick quiz so you can see how youΒ interpret probability phrases, then see howΒ you compare with others: probability.kucharski.io
January 3, 2026 at 4:15 PM
How likely is βlikelyβ? Does βlikelyβ have a higher probability than βprobableβ? I put together aΒ quick quiz so you can see how youΒ interpret probability phrases, then see howΒ you compare with others: probability.kucharski.io
The visualizations are all provided as standalone functions in the #colorspace pkg:
p <- palette.colors(palette = "R3")
for (i in c("map", "heatmap", "scatter", "spine", "bar", "pie", "perspective", "mosaic", "lines")) {
demoplot(p, type = i)
}
swatchplot(p, cvd = TRUE)
specplot(p, rgb = TRUE)
p <- palette.colors(palette = "R3")
for (i in c("map", "heatmap", "scatter", "spine", "bar", "pie", "perspective", "mosaic", "lines")) {
demoplot(p, type = i)
}
swatchplot(p, cvd = TRUE)
specplot(p, rgb = TRUE)
December 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The visualizations are all provided as standalone functions in the #colorspace pkg:
p <- palette.colors(palette = "R3")
for (i in c("map", "heatmap", "scatter", "spine", "bar", "pie", "perspective", "mosaic", "lines")) {
demoplot(p, type = i)
}
swatchplot(p, cvd = TRUE)
specplot(p, rgb = TRUE)
p <- palette.colors(palette = "R3")
for (i in c("map", "heatmap", "scatter", "spine", "bar", "pie", "perspective", "mosaic", "lines")) {
demoplot(p, type = i)
}
swatchplot(p, cvd = TRUE)
specplot(p, rgb = TRUE)
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An #RStats blog entry by Heather Turner explains the new Research Software Maintenance Fund grant.
blog.r-project.org/2025/12/17/r...
blog.r-project.org/2025/12/17/r...
RSMF: Enabling the Next Generation of Contributors to R - The R Blog
blog.r-project.org
December 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
An #RStats blog entry by Heather Turner explains the new Research Software Maintenance Fund grant.
blog.r-project.org/2025/12/17/r...
blog.r-project.org/2025/12/17/r...
Glad you like it. Feel free to reach out if you want to use a similar set up. We have some additional materials (slides, practical tasks, quiz exercises, ...).
See also the "Practical tasks" and "Resources" via "Guest access" in our learning management system:
lms.uibk.ac.at/auth/Reposit...
See also the "Practical tasks" and "Resources" via "Guest access" in our learning management system:
lms.uibk.ac.at/auth/Reposit...
OpenOlat - infinite learning
OpenOlat - infinite learning
lms.uibk.ac.at
December 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Glad you like it. Feel free to reach out if you want to use a similar set up. We have some additional materials (slides, practical tasks, quiz exercises, ...).
See also the "Practical tasks" and "Resources" via "Guest access" in our learning management system:
lms.uibk.ac.at/auth/Reposit...
See also the "Practical tasks" and "Resources" via "Guest access" in our learning management system:
lms.uibk.ac.at/auth/Reposit...
Luckily we now have the base R version with shorter variable names that Ella and Heather prepared.
Ella's {basepenguins} package is just for helping to convert resources that previously used {palmerpenguins} to use the base R version.
Ella's {basepenguins} package is just for helping to convert resources that previously used {palmerpenguins} to use the base R version.
December 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Luckily we now have the base R version with shorter variable names that Ella and Heather prepared.
Ella's {basepenguins} package is just for helping to convert resources that previously used {palmerpenguins} to use the base R version.
Ella's {basepenguins} package is just for helping to convert resources that previously used {palmerpenguins} to use the base R version.
These are the materials for our 1-semester course
Introduction to Programming with R
It's geared towards 1st-year bachelor students without any prior programming experience. #rstats
discdown.org/rprogramming/
Introduction to Programming with R
It's geared towards 1st-year bachelor students without any prior programming experience. #rstats
discdown.org/rprogramming/
discdown.org
December 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
These are the materials for our 1-semester course
Introduction to Programming with R
It's geared towards 1st-year bachelor students without any prior programming experience. #rstats
discdown.org/rprogramming/
Introduction to Programming with R
It's geared towards 1st-year bachelor students without any prior programming experience. #rstats
discdown.org/rprogramming/
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This is a thread about Forwards, the R Foundation task-force on women and other under-represented groups.
We work on accessibility, community, conferences, on-ramps, social media, surveys, and teaching.
forwards.github.io
We work on accessibility, community, conferences, on-ramps, social media, surveys, and teaching.
forwards.github.io
Forwards
R Foundation taskforce on women and other under-represented groups
forwards.github.io
December 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This is a thread about Forwards, the R Foundation task-force on women and other under-represented groups.
We work on accessibility, community, conferences, on-ramps, social media, surveys, and teaching.
forwards.github.io
We work on accessibility, community, conferences, on-ramps, social media, surveys, and teaching.
forwards.github.io
π¨ New paper and blog post together with my #gamlss colleagues.
Refuting "Debunking the GAMLSS Myth: Simplicity Reigns in Pulmonary Function Diagnostics"
(Letter to the editor of Respiratory Medicine)
π Blog post with replication #rstats code:
www.zeileis.org/news/undebun...
Refuting "Debunking the GAMLSS Myth: Simplicity Reigns in Pulmonary Function Diagnostics"
(Letter to the editor of Respiratory Medicine)
π Blog post with replication #rstats code:
www.zeileis.org/news/undebun...
www.zeileis.org
December 12, 2025 at 10:43 AM
π¨ New paper and blog post together with my #gamlss colleagues.
Refuting "Debunking the GAMLSS Myth: Simplicity Reigns in Pulmonary Function Diagnostics"
(Letter to the editor of Respiratory Medicine)
π Blog post with replication #rstats code:
www.zeileis.org/news/undebun...
Refuting "Debunking the GAMLSS Myth: Simplicity Reigns in Pulmonary Function Diagnostics"
(Letter to the editor of Respiratory Medicine)
π Blog post with replication #rstats code:
www.zeileis.org/news/undebun...
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π Great news for #rstats users! If you love the native R graphics feel of #tinyplot AND you're a fan of the powerful #easystats #modelbased package, this is for you!
Thanks to @gmcd.bsky.social, we significantly enhanced the tinyplot integration.
π Read more: easystats.github.io/modelbased/a...
Thanks to @gmcd.bsky.social, we significantly enhanced the tinyplot integration.
π Read more: easystats.github.io/modelbased/a...
Plotting estimated marginal means with tinyplot
easystats.github.io
December 12, 2025 at 7:22 AM
π Great news for #rstats users! If you love the native R graphics feel of #tinyplot AND you're a fan of the powerful #easystats #modelbased package, this is for you!
Thanks to @gmcd.bsky.social, we significantly enhanced the tinyplot integration.
π Read more: easystats.github.io/modelbased/a...
Thanks to @gmcd.bsky.social, we significantly enhanced the tinyplot integration.
π Read more: easystats.github.io/modelbased/a...
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The R Foundation is happy to be a partner on the project
"Enabling the next generation of R contributors"
awarded Β£500k under the Research Software Maintenance Fund (Software Sustainability Institute, UK).
Announcement: www.software.ac.uk/ssi-awards-f...
Congratulations to the project team!
"Enabling the next generation of R contributors"
awarded Β£500k under the Research Software Maintenance Fund (Software Sustainability Institute, UK).
Announcement: www.software.ac.uk/ssi-awards-f...
Congratulations to the project team!
SSI awards funding to 13 projects through the RSMF Round 1 | Software Sustainability Institute
We are pleased to announce that the Research Software Maintenance Fund (RSMF) has funded 13 projects to advance the sustainability and impact of research software. Through this initiative, the SSI, wi...
www.software.ac.uk
December 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The R Foundation is happy to be a partner on the project
"Enabling the next generation of R contributors"
awarded Β£500k under the Research Software Maintenance Fund (Software Sustainability Institute, UK).
Announcement: www.software.ac.uk/ssi-awards-f...
Congratulations to the project team!
"Enabling the next generation of R contributors"
awarded Β£500k under the Research Software Maintenance Fund (Software Sustainability Institute, UK).
Announcement: www.software.ac.uk/ssi-awards-f...
Congratulations to the project team!
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I TA'd for John at ICPSR in 2017. He was very supportive of me early on in my career and so inspiring as someone bridging statistics education, methodological research, and statistical computing. He is certainly a giant whose shoulders I am honored to stand on.
November 28, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I TA'd for John at ICPSR in 2017. He was very supportive of me early on in my career and so inspiring as someone bridging statistics education, methodological research, and statistical computing. He is certainly a giant whose shoulders I am honored to stand on.
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Oh my this is a loss. I feel so fortunate to have interacted with John many times over decades. His contributions to the #Statistics and #RStats communities are mammoth. His insights about statistical modeling were profound. John Fox leaves behind a huge body of work for all to enjoy.
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Oh my this is a loss. I feel so fortunate to have interacted with John many times over decades. His contributions to the #Statistics and #RStats communities are mammoth. His insights about statistical modeling were profound. John Fox leaves behind a huge body of work for all to enjoy.
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#rstats
It is with profound sadness I heard that my long-time friend and colleague, John Fox passed away this week.
He was the author of {car}, {effects}, {Rcmdr}, ... and numerous influential books. I will miss him greatly.
www.john-fox.ca
It is with profound sadness I heard that my long-time friend and colleague, John Fox passed away this week.
He was the author of {car}, {effects}, {Rcmdr}, ... and numerous influential books. I will miss him greatly.
www.john-fox.ca
John Fox: Books and Software
www.john-fox.ca
November 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
#rstats
It is with profound sadness I heard that my long-time friend and colleague, John Fox passed away this week.
He was the author of {car}, {effects}, {Rcmdr}, ... and numerous influential books. I will miss him greatly.
www.john-fox.ca
It is with profound sadness I heard that my long-time friend and colleague, John Fox passed away this week.
He was the author of {car}, {effects}, {Rcmdr}, ... and numerous influential books. I will miss him greatly.
www.john-fox.ca
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A new release of the mgcv #RStats π¦ is out on CRAN and Simon Wood (U Edinburgh) has added some significant new features despite the small bump in version number:
π scasm() for estimating GAMs with shape constrained smooths. Can be used with any family & smoothness selection is via the EFS method
π scasm() for estimating GAMs with shape constrained smooths. Can be used with any family & smoothness selection is via the EFS method
November 12, 2025 at 11:28 AM
A new release of the mgcv #RStats π¦ is out on CRAN and Simon Wood (U Edinburgh) has added some significant new features despite the small bump in version number:
π scasm() for estimating GAMs with shape constrained smooths. Can be used with any family & smoothness selection is via the EFS method
π scasm() for estimating GAMs with shape constrained smooths. Can be used with any family & smoothness selection is via the EFS method
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Das GesprΓ€ch gibt es bereits zum NachhΓΆren im Cultural Broadcasting Archive: cba.media/743990
Das politische GesprΓ€ch mit Leonhard Dobusch
12.11.2025 - Mit Leonhard Dobusch im GesprΓ€ch ΓΌber die Γsterreichische Medienlandschaft und Herausforderungen, Kritikpunkte sowie Potenziale.
cba.media
November 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Das GesprΓ€ch gibt es bereits zum NachhΓΆren im Cultural Broadcasting Archive: cba.media/743990
Thanks for the great presentation ... including the mention π
November 8, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Thanks for the great presentation ... including the mention π
π¨ How to create elegant #dataviz with base #rstats and the #tinyplot pkg
π useR! 2025 presentation by Grant McDermott @gmcd.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOB-...
π useR! 2025 presentation by Grant McDermott @gmcd.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOB-...
tinyplot: convenient and customizable base R plots - Grant McDermott
YouTube video by useR! Conference
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:38 AM
π¨ How to create elegant #dataviz with base #rstats and the #tinyplot pkg
π useR! 2025 presentation by Grant McDermott @gmcd.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOB-...
π useR! 2025 presentation by Grant McDermott @gmcd.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOB-...
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Nice. Looks like my `tinyplot` talk from userR! 2025 is up on YouTube. youtu.be/MOB-QS-vMeY?...
#rstats
#rstats
tinyplot: convenient and customizable base R plots - Grant McDermott
YouTube video by useR! Conference
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Nice. Looks like my `tinyplot` talk from userR! 2025 is up on YouTube. youtu.be/MOB-QS-vMeY?...
#rstats
#rstats
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We're expanding the Club Brugge Football Data Science team. As our Football Data Scientist, you'll work with one of the most advanced analytics infrastructures in football to help management, scouting, and analysis staff turn data into better decisions.
jobs.clubbrugge.be/en/football-data-scientist
jobs.clubbrugge.be/en/football-data-scientist
Football Data Scientist at Club Brugge
As a Football Data Scientist, you will be responsible for researching and developing advanced models and metrics for analyzing player and team performances and evaluating potential acquisitions for Cl...
jobs.clubbrugge.be
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We're expanding the Club Brugge Football Data Science team. As our Football Data Scientist, you'll work with one of the most advanced analytics infrastructures in football to help management, scouting, and analysis staff turn data into better decisions.
jobs.clubbrugge.be/en/football-data-scientist
jobs.clubbrugge.be/en/football-data-scientist