A 🧵 on one-off data analysis requests. The kind that gets introduced with "can you find that out real quick for me, does not have to be super precise."

TL;DR There is no such thing, ban the idea of one-offs and treat everything like it needs to run again, because it will!

1/9 When doing a one-off analysis it is just a matter of time before;

"That analysis you ran, can you redo that but now including..."

or

"I was in this meeting the other day, and that number does not match other knowledge. Did you do... ?"

lands on your desk.

2/9

1/12 This week marks my 7th anniversary as a data scientist. Looking back, the hardest thing to learn was working with real data. It was something I only slowly grasped, and probably I am still learning. A thread. 🧵 2/12 Graduating from a masters in applied statistics I still had to learn a lot before I could work in the real world. The obvious part was the technical part: databases, servers, good software engineering practices etc.

Tijdens de hitte van vorige zag ik vaak reacties op tweets van o.a. @jhmommers, @decorrespondent, @GerritHiemstra van mensen die niet zo overtuigd zijn van de klimaatverandering. 1/13 @jhmommers @decorrespondent @GerritHiemstra Twee argumenten die voorbij kwamen "Vroeger was het ook wel eens heet, toen raakten we ook niet ineens paniek" en "Ja nu is het toevallig heet, maar begin juli was het heel fris en toen hoorden we jullie ook niet piepen". 2/13