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Data Skeptic

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  Kyle Polich  

The Data Skeptic Podcast features interviews and discussion of topics related to data science, statistics, machine learning, artificial intelligence and the like, all from the perspective of applying critical thinking and the scientific method to evaluate the veracity of claims and efficacy of approaches.

The Data Skeptic Podcast features interviews and discussion of topics related to data science, statistics, machine learning, artificial intelligence and the like, all from the perspective of applying critical thinking and the scientific method to evaluate the veracity of claims and efficacy of approaches.

 

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#474

The Panel Study of Income Dynamics

Noura Insolera, a Research Investigator with the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), joins us to share how PSID conducts longitudinal household surveys. She also shared some interesting findings from their data exploration, particularly on the observation and trends in food insecurity. ... Read more

21 Mar 2023

34 MINS

34:03

21 Mar 2023

#473

Survey Design Working Session

Susan Gerbic joins Kyle to review some of the surveys Data Skeptic has launch, draft a new survey about podcast listening habits, and then review the results of that survey. You can see those results at the link below. <a href= "https://survey.dataskeptic.com/survey/result/1675102237053">https://survey.dataskeptic.com/survey/result/1675102237053</a> Watch the videos Susan mentioned on her Youtube page at the link below. <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7VAuaQDhPTVaLeI1IcpYph5lH19xA1u4"> https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7VAuaQDhPTVaLeI1IcpYph5lH19xA1u4</a> ... Read more

14 Mar 2023

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:42

14 Mar 2023

#472

Bot Detection and Dyadic Surveys

The use of social bots to fill out online surveys is becoming prevalent. Today, we speak with Sara Bybee, a postdoctoral research scholar at the University of Utah. Sara shares from her research, how she detected social bots, the strategies to curb them, and how underrepresented groups can be more represented in surveys. ... Read more

06 Mar 2023

35 MINS

35:24

06 Mar 2023

#471

Reproducible ESP Testing

Our guest today is Zoltán Kekecs, a Ph.D. holder in Behavioural Science. Zoltán highlights the problem of low replicability in journal papers and illustrates how researchers can better ensure complete replication of their research and findings. He used Bem’s experiment as an example, extensively talking about his methodology and results. ... Read more

20 Feb 2023

47 MINS

47:10

20 Feb 2023

#470

A Survey of Data Science Methodologies

On the show, Iñigo Martinez, a Ph.D. student at the University of Navarra shares his survey results which investigated how data practitioners perform data science projects. He revealed the methodologies typically used by data practitioners and the success factors in data science projects. ... Read more

13 Feb 2023

24 MINS

24:58

13 Feb 2023

#469

Opinion Dynamics Models

On the show today, Dino Carpentras, a post-doctoral researcher at the Computational Social Science group at ETH Zürich joins us to discuss how opinion dynamics models are built and validated. He explained how quantifying opinions is complex, and strategies to develop robust models for measuring and predicting public opinions. ... Read more

06 Feb 2023

35 MINS

35:45

06 Feb 2023

#468

Casual Affective Triggers

Crafting survey questions is one thing but getting your audience to fill it is yet another. On the show today, we speak with Alexander Nolte, an Associate Professor at the University of Tartu. Alexander discussed the use of Casual Affective Triggers (CAT) to incentivize people to accept survey invitations and improve the completion rate. He revealed the impact of CATs on survey response rates from a study he conducted. ... Read more

30 Jan 2023

35 MINS

35:48

30 Jan 2023

#467

Conversational Surveys

Traditional surveys have straight-jacket questions to be answered, thus restricting the information that can be gotten. Today, Ziang Xiao, a Postdoc Researcher in the FATE group at Microsoft Research Montréal, talks about conversational surveys, a type of survey that asks questions based on preceding answers. He discussed the benefits of conversational surveys and some of the challenges it poses. ... Read more

23 Jan 2023

39 MINS

39:49

23 Jan 2023

#466

Do Results Generalize for Privacy and Security Surveys

Today, Jenny Tang, a Ph.D. student of societal computing at Carnegie Mellon University discusses her work on the generalization of privacy and security surveys on platforms such as Amazon MTurk and Prolific. Jenny shared the drawbacks of using such online platforms, the discrepancies observed about the samples drawn, and key insights from her results. ... Read more

17 Jan 2023

40 MINS

40:21

17 Jan 2023

#465

4 out of 5 Data Scientists Agree

This episode kicks off the new season of the show, Data Skeptic: Surveys.  Linhda rejoins the show for a conversation with Kyle about her experience taking surveys and what questions she has for the season.  Lastly, Kyle announces the launch of <a href= "https://survey.dataskeptic.com" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">survey.dataskeptic.com</a>, a new site we're launching to gather your opinions.  Please take a moment and share your thoughts! ... Read more

10 Jan 2023

28 MINS

28:52

10 Jan 2023

#464

Crowdfunded Board Games

It may be intuitive to think crowdfunding a project drives its innovation and novelty, but there are no empirical studies that prove this. On the show, Johannes Wachs shares his research that sought to determine whether crowdfunding truly drives innovation. He used board games as a case study and shared the results he found. ... Read more

26 Dec 2022

34 MINS

34:31

26 Dec 2022

#463

Russian Election Interference Effectiveness

There were reports of Russia’s interference in the 2016 US elections. In today’s episode, Koustuv Saha, a researcher at Microsoft Research walks us through the effect of targeted ads for political campaigns. Using practical examples, he discusses how targeted ads can propagate fake news, its ripple effects on electioneering, and how to find a sweet spot with targeted ads. ... Read more

19 Dec 2022

41 MINS

41:55

19 Dec 2022

#462

Placement Laundering Fraud

There is an unsung kind of ad fraud brewing in the ad tech space — placement laundering fraud. On the show, Jeff Kline discusses what placement laundering fraud is, how it can be identified, and possible solutions to it. Listen to learn more. ... Read more

15 Dec 2022

32 MINS

32:59

15 Dec 2022

#461

Data Clean Rooms

Bosko Milekic, the Co-founder of Optable, a data collaboration platform for the media and advertising industry, joins us today. Bosko talked about the clean rooms, the technology driving data privacy during collaboration. He discussed why clean rooms are gaining widespread adoption, and how users can exploit Optable’s clean room platform for a secured data-sharing experience. ... Read more

12 Dec 2022

31 MINS

31:49

12 Dec 2022