#rstats developer of graphical methods for categorical and multivariate data; #datavis history of data visualization; #historicaldatavis; Milestones project

Toronto, Ontario
Joined August 2015
ANNOUNCE: #psy6135 I'm teaching my course _Psychology of Data Visualization_ again starting in Jan. Among other topics: #history of #dataviz, graph #perception, #rstats graphs, data journalism, ... Course materials (not yet revised) available at: friendly.github.io/6135/
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Michael Friendly @datavisfriendly.bsky.social retweeted
Spearheaded by @DavidKlaveren & with co-authors @stats_research, Patrick Serruys, @benvancalster our new article in Stat in Med provides a minimal-assumption way to estimate the relationship between survival probability and a continuous variable: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/… #Statistics
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Michael Friendly @datavisfriendly.bsky.social retweeted
🚨 EXTREMELY IMPORTANT — PLEASE READ AND SHARE THIS. Something extremely important is happening right now on the world stage, and I don’t believe nearly enough people understand just how big this story really is. Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are pushing European leaders to release billions in frozen Russian assets and place them under American financial control. But my friends, this is about much more than frozen Russian money. Much more than Ukraine. And much more than what is being reported in the headlines. We are talking about Russia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, American investors, oil and gas pipelines, and people inside Donald Trump’s closest circle. I have been warning about these connections since Trump returned to the White House. And what my sources are telling me is that this did not happen overnight. I put together a detailed investigation and a chart connecting the people, the money, the reported deals, and the timeline so you can see for yourself how these relationships intersect. We are witnessing the early stages of something much bigger: a potential effort to bring Russia back into the global financial system, with billions of dollars at stake. And what I am hearing suggests there is much more to come. I’m asking every one of you to take a few minutes to read this investigation, study the chart, and SPREAD IT FAR AND WIDE. Restack it. Share it. Send it to your friends and family. Help get this information outside our echo chambers. Because understanding what is happening behind closed doors is essential to holding those in power accountable. 👇 READ THE FULL INVESTIGATION AND STUDY THE CHART BELOW. levremembers.substack.com/p/… The truth matters. The receipts matter. And this is just the beginning
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Wrong! t with 2-3 df. Not even bell shaped
Standard normal distribution church
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Michael Friendly @datavisfriendly.bsky.social retweeted
Psychology Professor & #YorkU alumna Adrienne Perry reflects on a life of connection and purpose, from advancing autism research to fostering transformative learning experiences at York’s Las Nubes EcoCampus in Costa Rica. Learn more: tinyurl.com/3ht6mptu | #YUPresidentsReport
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Michael Friendly @datavisfriendly.bsky.social retweeted
The biggest foreign policy achievement of Russia since the Russian Revolution was the election of Donald Trump.
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Michael Friendly @datavisfriendly.bsky.social retweeted
I studied communications, politics, and law in college because I wanted to be the White House press secretary. I used to wonder whether I’d ever be good enough for that podium. Now I’m realizing I could’ve skipped the whole thing and just practiced saying “Daddy, you’re enormous” into a hairbrush.
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Michael Friendly @datavisfriendly.bsky.social retweeted
Congratulations to all Faculty of Health graduates crossing the stage today! 🎓 #YorkUConvo
Welcome to our Fall Convocation season at York University’s Keele Campus! Join us in celebrating the Class of 2026 as our graduates cross the stage. A special thank you to all the families, faculty, and staff. Watch the live stream here: bit.ly/34hcQSU. 🎓 | #YorkUConvo
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Michael Friendly @datavisfriendly.bsky.social retweeted
Are you a social scientist using LLMs to simulate human behavior in your work? We'd like to interview you to inform tools we're creating for LLM study planning & validation. Be ready to bring a dataset of LLM simulations you've worked with. 1hr $50 gift card. DM me if interested
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Michael Friendly @datavisfriendly.bsky.social retweeted
Show this is schools every day for the next 100 years.
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Michael Friendly @datavisfriendly.bsky.social retweeted
BREAKING: Trump’s new White House Press Secretary is crashing and burning in her first briefing. This is unbelievably bad. Wow.
this is an SNL cold open come to life. she can barely read
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#dataviz #EDA Call for papers for JDSSV Special Issue on Exploratory Data Analysis and Visualisation: 50 Years of John Tukey’s Legacy jdssv.org/index.php/jdssv/%2…
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Michael Friendly @datavisfriendly.bsky.social retweeted
"CANADA WARNS IT’S CITIZENS TO TREAT TRUMP - “…AS A CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER TO OUR COUNTRY…”! He also calls #Trump out like you’ve never seen on TV by an Allied country before!"
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Michael Friendly @datavisfriendly.bsky.social retweeted
I’ve already agreed to be an original cosponsor. Congress must make a stand.
We will be introducing bipartisan legislation to block any and all purchases of Russian oil. It will be called the “Ronald Reagan Peace Through Strength Act.” It will be forced to the Floor via discharge and it will pass overwhelmingly. #PeaceThroughStrength
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Michael Friendly @datavisfriendly.bsky.social retweeted
BREAKING: In a terribly embarrassing moment for Trump, Fox News has to cut away from his speech because he isn’t making any coherent sense. It’s beyond clear Trump is senile. Retweet so all Americans see this.
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Michael Friendly @datavisfriendly.bsky.social retweeted
Good morning☕️
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Michael Friendly @datavisfriendly.bsky.social retweeted
Under the Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act of 2022, Russian diesel cannot be imported into the United States unless the president certifies to Congress that Russia has withdrawn from Ukraine, acknowledged Ukraine's sovereignty, and no longer poses a threat to NATO.
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Michael Friendly @datavisfriendly.bsky.social retweeted
{surreal} 0.0.3 is on CRAN, just in time for jack-o'-lantern season, my favorite time to use this trick back when I was teaching. It hides a picture in a dataset, and the residual plot of a linear model brings it back. YT youtu.be/JJtKLPDNoMo blog.thecoatlessprofessor.co… #rstats
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