Sara van Erp

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@TAH_Sci @MaartenvSmeden I agree, although I take more of a pragmatic Bayesian viewpoint in that we want to estimate a complex model as accurately as possible (in terms of prediction & variable selection) so we need shrinkage to avoid overfitting, but there are limits to what shrinkage can do.

New slides on the abuse of shrinkage in medical prediction slideshare.net/MaartenvanSmed…

@ESteyerberg @MaartenvSmeden I would say this is exactly the small n, large p situation where we need to use shrinkage to be able to estimate the model. How well we can do that is the interesting question I try to answer in the paper.

@MaartenvSmeden @SaravanErp Elegant statistical approach, but case study with split sample in n=319, 172 predictors makes little sense?

Join the BMS-Aned Fall meeting where I'll be talking about Bayesian shrinkage methods:

@DarinaPetrov No, I haven't used kanban before but got inspired by this blogpost: veronikach.com/habits-product…

@SaravanErp Awesome! Did you use to have kanban boards in a different program before Obsidian? I'm just fascinated by the whole system and so far felt like I've been collecting articles and notes in a lot of places without something bringing it together. Would love to know more later! Thx!

Hi @SaravanErp I saw in a tweet that you use Obsidian to organize your research. It sounds really interesting. Would you mind sharing how you organize your ideas in Obsidian? Thanks!

@DarinaPetrov But the basic setup is: I make notes throughout the day in a daily note and review & transfer relevant ones to permanent notes (based on “How to take smart notes). I have a kanban note for all my research projects & tag notes according to projects.

@DarinaPetrov That’s right! I actually recently discovered the usefulness of plugins such as dataview and kanban which made me reorganise my whole system. Thinking of sharing this more extensively once I’ve spend some time working like this and made sure it’s useful. ->

@cjvanlissa @UniUtrecht @TilburgU @OpenSciUtrecht Congratulations! We will miss you in Utrecht though!

@hioberman @PhDVoice @WriteThatPhD @AcademicChatter Obsidian! I just started a new workflow, including the use of Kanban boards. Would be happy to show you some time if you like

Help! How to keep track of ongoing research projects as a PhD student, any recommended tools/software? @PhDVoice @WriteThatPhD @AcademicChatter

Recording from today's excellent OWYS session on Selection of Priors in Bayesian SEM is online. Hoping you enjoy watching! Thanks to our speakers @winterstat, Milica Miočević and Mauricio Garnier-Villarreal and great discussant @SaravanErp! @YoungStatS2 youtu.be/Cuwhzd-8z4k

Would you like to (learn to) use advanced Bayesian statistical methods to study protective factors in education? Apply for a PhD position on our interdisciplinary Road to Resilience project: academictransfer.com/nl/311760/phd-…

Interested in Bayesian SEM? Join the YSE webinar next week (April 20th) @ 16:00 CEST. Speakers are Milica Miočević, Sonja D. Winter, and Mauricio Garnier-Villareal. Info and registration: youngstats.github.io/post/2022/02/1…

@Kim_De_Roover Gefeliciteerd Kim!

Yes! 🍾🥂

This is the final week to submit your abstract for the International Conference on Multilevel Analysis in Utrecht! multilevel.fss.uu.nl

@mariushafstad Unfortunately we have not planned to record anything so we do not have the necessary permissions to do so.

Excited for the SEM conference that is starting today with a workshop by Yves Rosseel on SEM with lavaan and one by me on Bayesian SEM! You can still follow online without registration via the Zoom link here: tilburguniversity.edu/about/schools/…

@RobinAWester @EikoFried @AmirSariaslan @SachaEpskamp Yes, the more the merrier! :)

@SaravanErp @EikoFried @AmirSariaslan @SachaEpskamp Does this also apply to your workshop? No need to register and simply use this zoom link?

The conference "SEM: New Developments and Applications" starts next week. Registration to attend live is closed, but everyone who is interested can follow online (workshops and/or presentations)! Check out the program here: tilburguniversity.edu/about/schools/…

@GordonJForbes @Kim_De_Roover You can simply use the Zoom link, no need to register. We have not planned on recording any talks, unfortunately.

@SaravanErp @Kim_De_Roover I'm getting very excited about this and rearranging my calendar. Will the talks be recorded and made available after?

@EikoFried @AmirSariaslan @SachaEpskamp You can join via the Zoom link on the website. This should work once the conference starts.

@SaravanErp @AmirSariaslan @SachaEpskamp PS: can anybody join the zoom? Couldn't find a registration link.

@EikoFried @AmirSariaslan @SachaEpskamp Thanks for letting me know; I have requested this to be changed on the website. Apologies @SachaEpskamp !

@SaravanErp @AmirSariaslan This is awesome! (PS: There is a typo in the name of @SachaEpskamp)