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Daphna Harel @daphna.bsky.social · 18d

I usually give a lecture in my grad-level survey design class about political polling. This year I want to update it and focus more on general policy opinion polls. Anyone have good resources or examples I should reference?

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Daphna Harel @daphna.bsky.social · 19d

I was wondering what that noise was. But why are there fireworks?

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Daphna Harel @daphna.bsky.social · Sep 9

Are you an ENAR member looking for some advice? We still have room for mentees in our new mentorship program!

ENAR @enar-ibs.bsky.social · Sep 9

Want a little advice? Got a question you want to bounce off someone more senior? Sign up today as a mentee for the ENAR One-Touch Mentorship Program!

🔗 : docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Daphna Harel @daphna.bsky.social · 29d

If you’re a student but not a current ENAR member and want to participate as a mentee in our new mentorship program, student memberships are only $25 (enar.com/join)!

Daphna Harel @daphna.bsky.social · Sep 9

Are you an ENAR member looking for some advice? We still have room for mentees in our new mentorship program!

ENAR @enar-ibs.bsky.social · Sep 9

Want a little advice? Got a question you want to bounce off someone more senior? Sign up today as a mentee for the ENAR One-Touch Mentorship Program!

🔗 : docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Daphna Harel @daphna.bsky.social · Sep 9

Are you an ENAR member looking for some advice? We still have room for mentees in our new mentorship program!

ENAR @enar-ibs.bsky.social · Sep 9

Want a little advice? Got a question you want to bounce off someone more senior? Sign up today as a mentee for the ENAR One-Touch Mentorship Program!

🔗 : docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · Sep 6

oh noooo

compared to last year’s results.” However, I take issue with the author’s subsequent interpretation of the most recent test scores which reflects poorly on his/her understanding of basic statistics. The differences in proficiency rates cited in throughout the article are overwhelmingly NOT STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT.

Using a standard p-value of 0.05, any improvement in scores must show at least a gain of five percentage points in order to be considered as statistically significant. So, for example, even the slight decline in 4th grade ISAT scores in Idaho (2024 67.1%, 2025 64.6) is not significant. Similarly, the following assertion made by the author of the article is incorrect and misleading.

“Students scoring in the advanced range of the proficient category saw a slight increase, with 23.2% scoring advanced in 2024 compared to 23.6% in 2025.” In order to have been statistically significant, 28.2% of students must have scored proficient in the language arts subtest.

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Daphna Harel @daphna.bsky.social · Sep 4

Exactly. It’s a reality we all must face as the fall semester starts this week

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Daphna Harel @daphna.bsky.social · Sep 4

Time to change my summer work to do list to my fall work to do list.

The list is the same, but I’ve replaced summer with fall

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Daphna Harel @daphna.bsky.social · Aug 30

I had the same thought and didn’t take full advantage of my sabbatical. I fully regret that decision now.

You’ll need to find other ways to place structure into your daily routine, but it’s worth the opportunity to try.

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Daphna Harel @daphna.bsky.social · Aug 26

Does anyone have an example of an accepted JSM invited session proposal from a previous year that they could share with me? If so, DM or email me :)

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Daphna Harel @daphna.bsky.social · Aug 26

Does anyone have an example of an accepted JSM invited session proposal from a previous year that they could share with me? If so, DM or email me :)

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Dr Kevin Guyan @kevinguyan.bsky.social · Aug 26

On the panel:

• @daphna.bsky.social, NYU (Chair)
• Joanna Wuest, StonyBrook University
• Patrick J. Egan, NYU
• Priya Nair, NYC Commission on Gender Equity

Weds 3 Sept, 5-6.30pm | Kimball Hall, 246 Greene St., NYC | All welcome

kevinguyan.com/2025/07/15/r...

Rainbow Trap: NYC launch event + panel discussion

To mark the launch of Kevin Guyan’s new book Rainbow Trap, join us for a panel discussion exploring queer lives, classifications and the dangers of inclusion at NYU on 3 September.

kevinguyan.com

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Daphna Harel @daphna.bsky.social · Aug 10

Yes we do!

Alicia Andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz.bsky.social · Aug 10

a sober professor. we exist.

an image of a woman in a low cut black shirt wearing black rimmed glasses with long curly brown hair

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Daphna Harel @daphna.bsky.social · Aug 6

And now you understand why we’re sometimes late at getting grades back to students

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Daphna Harel @daphna.bsky.social · Jul 29

NYC-based people - I'm looking for an adjunct instructor to teach an undergraduate course *this fall* at NYU called Power and Politics of Data. There's a lot of flexibility in what the course could look like, but I'm also happy to share ideas and the job ad. DM me if you think you're interested.

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Adam L @lauretig.bsky.social · Jul 28

40. Probably the most valuable service provided by methodologists is wading through dense stats papers, and figuring out what's actually useful for applied social scientists.

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Dr Kevin Guyan @kevinguyan.bsky.social · Jul 15

Join us in New York on 3 Sept for a #RainbowTrap launch event + panel discussion exploring queer lives, classifications and the dangers of inclusion!

📍 Kimball Hall, 246 Greene St., NYC
👋 All welcome
✨ Chaired by @daphna.bsky.social

Register here ➡️ kevinguyan.com/2025/07/15/r...

The event poster for the Rainbow Trap book launch and panel discussion at NYU on 3 September. The poster is bright and colourful.

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · Jul 3

Get ready for some fun coming at you this Fourth of July weekend?! DRP has teamed up with some awesome UMN librarians and @safeguardingdata.bsky.social to #SaveOurSigns
Read more, spread the word, and get to taking those pics!
www.datarescueproject.org/save-our-sig...

We love our National Parks. Help us #SaveOurSigns

We need your help to #SaveOurSigns

www.datarescueproject.org

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · Jul 3

A benefit of the #SaveOurSigns campaign is we get to learn about all the national parks. Have you been to Reconstruction Era National Historical Park? It includes the Penn Center where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the SCLC staff planned the Poor People's Campaign! www.nps.gov/reer/index.htm

Reconstruction Era National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)

The Reconstruction era,1861-1900 the historic period in which the United States grappled with the question of how to integrate millions of newly freed African Americans into social, political, economi...

www.nps.gov

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Daphna Harel @daphna.bsky.social · Jun 30

Isabella, I’ve really enjoyed getting to interact w you on here and twitter. Wishing you peace and comfort during this time.

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Daphna Harel @daphna.bsky.social · Jun 25

I was literally looking at the same thing one min ago

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Daphna Harel @daphna.bsky.social · Jun 23

Great work from the @datarescueproject.org that’ll help people find datasets!

Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · Jun 23

The Data Rescue Project has launched the Data Rescue Project Portal (www.datarescueproject.org/data-rescue-...). It is a dashboard for our tracker and provide more visibility for data rescues across the DR community. It is still in beta & we welcome any feedback. We hope that you find it useful. ❤️🛟

Data Rescue Project Launches New Portal

The Data Rescue Project (DRP) is excited to announce the launch of the DRP Portal—a milestone in our collective effort to protect and preserve at-risk public information. As of June 2025, DRP voluntee...

www.datarescueproject.org

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Webrecorder @webrecorder.net · Jun 12

Some of the sites also have their own standalone mirrors for easier access:

The archived mirror for climate.gov is available at: climate.govarchive.us

We also have a mirror of the USGCRP sites is at:
globalchange.govarchive.us

climate.govarchive.us

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Daphna Harel @daphna.bsky.social · Jun 10

Guilty as charged

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Tom Hollenstein @tomhollenstein.bsky.social · Jun 5

My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇

www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...

Queen’s Special U.S. Doctoral Recruitment Initiative | School of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral AffairsDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown arrowDown...

Queen’s University is a globally engaged, research-intensive institution dedicated to attracting and supporting exceptional PhD students who will significantly advance our research mission.

www.queensu.ca

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