Rob Hyndman
Professor of Statistics, Monash University, Australia. FAA, FASSA. Interested in #forecasting, #rstats, #statistics. he/him http://robjhyndman.com
- Reposted by Rob Hyndman#rstats ANNOUNCE: The ASA John M. Chambers Statistical Software Award to Harriet Mason (Monash Univ) For ggdibbler, an R graphics (ggplot2 add-on) package that enables rich visualization of uncertainty across raster, contour, stack, and spatial plots.
- Some thoughts on forecast accuracy using rolling scaled measures robjhyndman.com/hyndsight/ro... #rstats
- After 9 years, I thought it was time for another major release of the forecast package for #rstats! New modelling functions, missing values now handled in ETS models, and a more consistent interface. robjhyndman.com/hyndsight/fo...
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanMy favourite learning from #ASC2025 was from @robjhyndman.com The goal of forecasting isn't always to be correct, it can be to influence policy If you're successful, the forecast is probably wrong now and that's good
- Reposted by Rob Hyndman🚨 New CRAN Task View: Anomaly Detection #rstats #anomalydetection By Priyanga Dilini Talagala, Rob J. Hyndman @robjhyndman.com, Gaetano Romano URL: cran.r-project.org/view=Anomaly...
- We're looking for a new actuarial professor. careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo... @monashebs.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social #actuarial
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanThis is not a drill! I repeat: this is not a drill. Hex stickers area ready for WOMBAT2025! Are you going to miss them? Register here: wombat2025.numbat.space #RStats #DataViz #OpenSource
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanWe're offering two hands-on tutorials on September 29th for those wanting to level up their software dev skills. Learn how to create your own #RStats packages in the morning, followed by an afternoon treat of C++. See the full program & register: wombat2025.numbat.space #WOMBAT2025 #DataScience
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanWant to attend #WOMBAT2025 but #Melbourne is a bit too far for you? We've got you covered with hybrid tutorials! * Fundamentals of Forecasting. * Reproducible Reporting with #QuartoDev. * Visualising Uncertainty * Regression Analysis in #RStats 📅 Program and registration wombat2025.numbat.space
- @science.org.au please add me to the fellows starter pack
- Early bird registration for #WOMBAT2025 ends this week! WOMBAT is a data analytics workshop in Melbourne featuring the latest open source software. 📅 29-30 September (day 1 is tutorials, day 2 is the main event) 📍 In-person | Melbourne CBD, Australia wombat2025.numbat.space
- Reposted by Rob Hyndman🕰️ Take the time to come to this tutorial by Mitchell O’Hara-Wild. Use the tidyverse to manipulate time series data and fable to create models in a timely fashion. Don't be late! Early bird discount ends 31st of August! wombat2025.numbat.space/program/tuto... #DataScience #BusinessAnalytics #RStats
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanIf #RStats is a bit sluggish for your #DataAnalysis needs, maybe it's time to move a few letters up the alphabet and integrate some C++ in your life. Register here: wombat2025.numbat.space/program/tuto... #DataScience
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanIn this tutorial, you'll learn how use #QuartoDev top write reproducible reports, journal articles and presentations. Also, learn how to manage bibliography automatically, create equations and render to multiple formats with #RStats and/or #Python! More info: wombat2025.numbat.space/program/tuto...
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanMaking effective scrollytelling visualisations is hard, but @jamesgoldie.dev 's Closeread makes it so much easier. Come learn about Closeread's design decisions and what's coming next for this great tool. wombat2025.numbat.space/program/work... #RStats #Python #BusinessAnalytics #DataViz
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanAre you having trouble designing a figure for your research or report? Bring it to this tutorial to learn and apply principles from graphic design and get feedback! Early bird pricing is ending soon! Register today! wombat2025.numbat.space/program/tuto... #RStats #DataViz #BusinessAnalytics
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanStudents use #ChatGPT to do their homework, so how can teachers design effective courses so they actually learn anything at all? Register before August 31st to get early bird tickets! wombat2025.numbat.space/program/work... #RStats #AI #LLM #DataScience
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanIf you want to organise your own personal code collection or contribute to the broader #RStats ecosystem, you can write your R package!📦️ Nick Tierney will show how to use essential tools that make creating a package a breeze. Read more and register here: wombat2025.numbat.space/program/tuto...
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanJoin Dianne Cook and Harriet Mason to learn about visualising uncertainty in plots using #RStats. Register by August 31 for an early bird discount! 🐧 wombat2025.numbat.space/program/tuto... #DataScience #DataViz #BusinessAnalytics #DataDrivenDecisions #RStats
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanRegistrations for the annual #WOMBAT2025 workshop are open! 🎉 Register before August 31 to get the early bird discount! 🔗 Registration & Info: wombat2025.numbat.space #DataScience #OpenSource #BusinessAnalytics #DataDrivenDecisions #RStats
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanWe won’t even mind if you fake data, our institutions don’t much care. www.theage.com.au/national/the...
- Are you a top US-based scientist wanting to relocate to Australia? We are now calling for formal applications from both Australian and non-Australian citizens based in the US whose work is internationally recognised as exceptional. 📅 Applications close: Aug 29, 2025 🔗 science.org.au/gtap/?utm_so...
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanHi folks! This is the account for the 2025 WOMBAT workshop in #Melbourne, #Australia organised by the NUMBAT group. Stay tuned for updates! wombat2025.numbat.space/
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanIn the latest episode🎧of The Random Sample, host Cynthia Huang catches up with Dr Hadley Wickham @hadley.nz! Hadley is Chief Scientist at Posit (formerly RStudio), where he leads the Tidyverse team. This team is behind some of the most widely used open-source packages in the R programming language.
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanNHS has a helpful page with a set of questions you can ask your GP to ensure you receive the right treatment for your illness. Surprisingly, these questions can be applied in other fields as well. Here’s an example in applied forecasting, working with companies. openforecast.org/2025/05/28/s...
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanStill few days to apply !
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanNew version of R is out! Our Data Scientist, Russ Hyde, has put together a quick review of the key features and changes in R 4.5 — from new language features to graphics updates and more. 📝 Read the full blog post here: www.jumpingrivers.com/blog/whats-n... #rstats #Rprogramming #opensource
- A new Python edition of "Forecasting: Principles and Practice" is now available online at otexts.com/fpppy/. Thanks to @azulgarza.bsky.social, Cristian Challu, Max Mergenthaler, Kin Olivares & Nixtla for making this happen. #forecasting #python
- Reposted by Rob Hyndman"Olimpiy Kvitkin was arrested and murdered by firing squad after the 1937 census revealed the bloc’s population to be millions smaller than Stalin had claimed. Those disseminating the inconvenient data were 'enemies of the people.'" Gift link provided. #statssky #defendresearch #sciencesky
- For any Portuguese-speaking forecasters: the latest translation of our #forecasting book is available at otexts.com/fpppg/ #rstats "Previsão: Princípios e prática"
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanJob alert 🔈 We are seeking 3 postdocs in #statistics, data science, machine learning, bioinformatics, quantitative biology or related discipline for the Analytics for Australian Grains Industry collaboration. #agriculture #databs See more information here: jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/postdoc...
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanA paper to read over the Xmas holiday: Wang et al. (2023) – Forecast combinations: An over 50-year review by Xiaoqian Wang, @robjhyndman.com, Feng Li, and Yanfei Kang openforecast.org/2024/12/23/a...
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanNew #quarto poster ready for #TSF2024! My screen’s tone shifted, so less beige than planned, but still looks good I guess :( If you want to improve forecasts of multiple series, check out FLAP—our method with George Athanasopoulos, @robjhyndman.bsky.social & Anastasios Panagiotelis. #forecasting
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanAustralian statisticians starter pack. Needs completing.
- Liking the positive vibes of BlueSky so far but finding it tricky to find my 🇦🇺 stats peeps. Thought I'd try a starter pack to help us find each other. Here's who I've found so far. Let me know if you'd like to be added #StatsSky go.bsky.app/QGgfiQVat://did:plc:4ruu75d6ufmu66uobrhvfcw7/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3lbtn3jzxyw26
- I have a new paper out on #forecasting harms: arxiv.org/abs/2411.16531 with Bahman Rostami-Tabar, Travis Greene and Galit Shmueli.
- We now have a new discussion forum for OTexts books at github.com/orgs/OTexts/..., for questions about #forecasting and the software used in our books. #rstats
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanQuarto 1.6 is out! 🎉 Download it here: quarto.org/docs/download/ Quarto 1.6 supports unified branding across formats, updates to RevealJS, a new shortcode to reorder content, a landscape page block, and more. Blog post: quarto.org/docs/blog/po...
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanWe have a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer position in Econometrics and Business Statistics at Monash with a focus on education: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo.... You can see more about our Business Analytics group and courses that we offer at numbat.space.
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanThere are going to be THREE statistical demography sessions at #PAA2025! A great set of talks on forecasting, Bayesian methods, and compositions/decompositions. Get excited!
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanHi, can you help me? I want to develop a model that makes risk predictions. Use logistic regression. Can I use some more modern techniques, like AI? Use a neural network with single non-hidden feed forward layer that outputs to a single dimension using a sigmoid activation function.
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanWe’ve been working hard on next quarto version and it is coming out soon. It is already available so if you are ok to try it please do ! Feedback welcome to find the remaining bugs that could still be hidden. Thanks !
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanIn the spirit of being new to bsky, I made a starter pack of stats/data folks in Australia If you want to be on the list or know others who should be on the list (or want to be taken off the list!) let me know :) #stats #data #rstats #episky go.bsky.app/3wERdAoat://did:plc:kk6ztlsaka6mdlpursuwd4yt/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3l7tpsmbvct23
- I wonder how the forecasts are being produced. Seems weirdly pessimistic. #forecasting
- I thought a forecasters starter pack might be useful, but I can't find many people. This is a start. Please suggest additions. go.bsky.app/NJJseT8at://did:plc:o4jsop7wprvg3emd6led5g6b/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3l7mmuoahbh2x
- If you love statistics and want to live in a tropical paradise, this might be the job for you! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/40...
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanIf you're submitting an article to the "Australian and New Zealand Journal of Statistics", I've made a #quarto template based on their latex template here: github.com/emitanaka/qu...
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanTrying out one of these starter packs for statistics and data folks, with something of an academic lean! go.bsky.app/7TBN5rXat://did:plc:wn22oxhelllynkwfn5qepevi/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3l7ehjypasf2z
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanHere’s an #rstats starter pack for those new here go.bsky.app/Ki7PjpSat://did:plc:yktvw5fpe6j4rqy4vio7l3w3/app.bsky.graph.starterpack/3l6x3agttsg2r
- Some thoughts on #conformalprediction for #timeseries with Xiaoqian Wang robjhyndman.com/publications...
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanOur World in Data now has an account on Bluesky! Follow us here: @ourworldindata.bsky.social
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanA new #rstats package: `SAI` An AI assistant to help you save time from tedious data cleaning tasks 🧹 github.com/emitanaka/SAI
- There are still spaces available for WOMBAT2024. Register at wombat2024.numbat.space
- Registrations open for WOMBAT2024: wombat2024.numbat.space Bringing together analysts from academia, industry and government to learn and discuss new open source tools for business analytics and data science. #rstats #python
- Registrations open for WOMBAT2024: wombat2024.numbat.space Bringing together analysts from academia, industry and government to learn and discuss new open source tools for business analytics and data science. #rstats #python
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanOne for the syntax folk 🐦🐦
- An update to the fpp3 package for #rstats robjhyndman.com/hyndsight/fp... Lots of new data sets
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanPSA: All #rstats package on #cran will get an official DOI! This will facilitate bibliometrics and giving credit to R package authors. Registering all 20,000+ packages will still take a few more days. But the first couple of thousand are already live. Example:
- My new #rstats package for tidy demography is now on CRAN: cran.r-project.org/package=vital Hear more about it at #useR2024
- We're hiring: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
- Reposted by Rob HyndmanI like this short piece a lot. Ostensibly about philosophy but really has lessons for most of us, I think -- not even just academics. Make sure you don't spend your life on chmess.
