As of May 31, 2023, we have updated our Code of Conduct.
Cross Validated
Fomite's user avatar
Fomite's user avatar
Fomite's user avatar
Fomite
  • Member for 11 years, 9 months
  • Last seen more than a month ago
Profile Activity
Stats
21,894
reputation
3.1m
reached
273
answers
46
questions
Communities
View all
About

Infectious disease epidemiologist specializing in the intersection between mathematical models of disease transmission and observational methods. Crafter of artisanal simulation models for the discerning scientist. Oddly fond of enteric pathogens.

A fair hand at SAS, Python and R

@GermsAndNumbers

Badges
View all badges
10
gold badges
80
silver badges
139
bronze badges
Top tags
View all tags
417
Score
65
Posts
20
Posts %
305
Score
38
Posts
12
Posts %
149
Score
45
Posts
14
Posts %
146
Score
46
Posts
14
Posts %
102
Score
16
Posts
5
Posts %
85
Score
24
Posts
8
Posts %
Top posts
View all questions and answers
All Questions Answers
Score Newest
answer
171
How exactly does one “control for other variables”?
Oct 20, 2011
answer
170
Is Facebook coming to an end?
Jan 24, 2014
answer
155
What is your favorite "data analysis" cartoon?
Aug 16, 2011
answer
99
Does Julia have any hope of sticking in the statistical community?
Apr 2, 2012
question
95
What is an "uninformative prior"? Can we ever have one with truly no information?
Jan 3, 2012
question
51
How are we defining 'reproducible research'?
Aug 31, 2011
answer
45
What are the cons of Bayesian analysis?
Oct 17, 2011
answer
43
What are common statistical sins?
Aug 16, 2011
answer
43
R vs SAS, why is SAS preferred by private companies?
Aug 11, 2012
answer
37
Why law of large numbers does not apply in the case of Apple share price?
Mar 13, 2012
Top Meta posts
1
15
43
What motivates people to answer questions?
22
Is Stackexchange a good idea?
13
Should the homework tag be deprecated?
11
Can we nominate candidates for the 2013 moderator elections?
10
2013 Moderator Election Q&A - Questionnaire
Top network posts
View all network posts
311
Why are shortcuts like x += y considered good practice?
156
What does this professor mean by saying "I do not have time to respond"
135
Why Was Python Written with the GIL?
92
What kinds of problems lend themselves well to GPU computing?
88
What constitutes a declarable conflict of interest in gender studies?

Your privacy

By clicking “Accept all cookies”, you agree Stack Exchange can store cookies on your device and disclose information in accordance with our Cookie Policy.