Factor Levels or Binary Variables? A Case-Study in Statistical Modelling of Bipolar Disorder and the Aging Brain
When do you code your variables as levels in a factor, and when do you enter them as binary variables in a model? As it turns out, it isn’t necessarily…
Transitioning From Healthcare to Biostatistics? Start Here!
It had been seven years, and I knew something was missing. When I graduated from physical therapy school in 2016, I was easily able to get a job; first in…
Using ChatGPT for Machine Learning (ML): a simple example
Machine learning. The words of the day. The promise of AI, how it will change everything that we will do, from self driving cars to robots. Every organization wants it,…
How to Handle Influential Observations Using R (With Downloadable R Code Notebook)
How to Handle Influential Observations Using R By Justin Bélair © | Biostatistician at JB Statistical Consulting Find the RMarkdown Notebook on Github and Run the Code Yourself! Influential Observations…