Statistical Data Artist & Scientist at Australian National University 🇳🇿 Interested in mixed models, experimental design, plant breeding 🌱, bioinfo 🧬, data vis 📊, statistical practice, ML/AI 👩🏻‍💻 Dabbles in UI, UX, front-end & #rstats 📦 dev emitanaka.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/emitanaka.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/emitanaka.org/post/3mk2l5gvjp22wCome and join our team! We are looking for: - Postdoctoral Fellow in Statistics - Research Software Engineer (#rstats preferred) This is part of the Analytics for the Australian Grains Industry project (see anu-aagi.github.io). https://jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/postdoctoral-fellow-research-fellow-canberra-act-act-australia-0283c5db-ac98-47d1-a32a-2dec43c56de4 https://jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/research-software-engineer-canberra-act-act-australia-8f9c77ef-eff0-4151-8c1b-2a6982d0766622 Apr 2026 03:39 +0000at://did:plc:msst6zrr7offvg653mxwvpza/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk2l5gvjp22whttps://bsky.app/profile/emitanaka.org/post/3mj5agq3dvc2bIf your uni uses Canvas LMS and you need to regrade numerical answers because the original solution was wrong… yep, that usually means fixing every submission manually 😅 But you don’t have to! The canvasquiz #rstats package can now do the regrading for you 🙌 https://emitanaka.org/canvasquiz/articles/regrade.html10 Apr 2026 11:40 +0000at://did:plc:msst6zrr7offvg653mxwvpza/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5agq3dvc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/emitanaka.org/post/3mivunf2wy22jCollaborative writing in Quarto! I can maybe finally say goodbye to Overleaf! [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Apr 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:msst6zrr7offvg653mxwvpza/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivunf2wy22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/emitanaka.org/post/3minuqc7ul22sSince ANU has transitioned from Moodle to Canvas LMS, I’ve developed a set of #rstats functions to help me write quizzes directly into Canvas, and I’ve started packaging them up. It’s still a work in progress, but I’d welcome any feedback! https://github.com/emitanaka/canvasquiz04 Apr 2026 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:msst6zrr7offvg653mxwvpza/app.bsky.feed.post/3minuqc7ul22shttps://bsky.app/profile/emitanaka.org/post/3mcvkrztzek2jIf you're teaching first year statisitcs (particularly for biology/ag), the data package `smbdata`, featuring all data from the Welham et al (2015) book, is now published on CRAN. Thank you to the authors for their permission to put it on CRAN! https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/smbdata/ #rstats21 Jan 2026 01:53 +0000at://did:plc:msst6zrr7offvg653mxwvpza/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcvkrztzek2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/emitanaka.org/post/3mc7el5lauc2wA lot happened in 2025, including welcoming 3 postdocs to the team and running the regional Biometrics conference. Well done to postdocs for their talks and students for their posters 🎉 Some highlights at https://anu-aagi.github.io/news/posts/2026-01-09/ Here's to 2026 🥂 And wishing everyone a happy new year!12 Jan 2026 06:03 +0000at://did:plc:msst6zrr7offvg653mxwvpza/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc7el5lauc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/emitanaka.org/post/3macsxcdcsk2rHave you got a PhD in Statistics (or related field) and experience in Statistical Consulting? A continuing position at the Australian National University is now open 🇦🇺🦘🐨. Would love to get an #rstats person if possible ☺️ Apply by 18 Jan 👉 https://jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/course-coordinator-canberra-act-act-australia-75855d33-00c5-42c0-ac79-15b936f1530d #statssky #statsky19 Dec 2025 04:08 +0000at://did:plc:msst6zrr7offvg653mxwvpza/app.bsky.feed.post/3macsxcdcsk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/emitanaka.org/post/3macsxcdcsk2rHave you got a PhD in Statistics (or related field) and experience in Statistical Consulting? A continuing position at the Australian National University is now open 🇦🇺🦘🐨. Would love to get an #rstats person if possible ☺️ Apply by 18 Jan 👉 https://jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/course-coordinator-canberra-act-act-australia-75855d33-00c5-42c0-ac79-15b936f1530d #statssky #statsky19 Dec 2025 04:08 +0000at://did:plc:msst6zrr7offvg653mxwvpza/app.bsky.feed.post/3macsxcdcsk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/emitanaka.org/post/3m7nszl4lnk2pPrettier R manual coming soon 😁✨ [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Dec 2025 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:msst6zrr7offvg653mxwvpza/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nszl4lnk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/emitanaka.org/post/3m72lwd75e22eMichael is sure to become a future leader in the Aussie ag stats space. Great to see the next generation rising up! #BIBC2025 [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Dec 2025 04:16 +0000at://did:plc:msst6zrr7offvg653mxwvpza/app.bsky.feed.post/3m72lwd75e22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/emitanaka.org/post/3m6zwqx6ces2eWow workflow getting some recognition in research! Well done to @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social editors for making this happen! Now only if exists in other domains as well… (c’mon ag stats) [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Dec 2025 21:57 +0000at://did:plc:msst6zrr7offvg653mxwvpza/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6zwqx6ces2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/emitanaka.org/post/3m6c2ee35hk26My paper "Examining the Interface Design of Tidyverse" is now published in ANZJS. This paper calls attention to the importance of UI/UX principles & approaches to statisiticians and #rstats developers. Many thanks to reviewers who made this paper better! 🔗 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author/PHIZDK2MIDBSJ7HTRBQC?target=10.1111/anzs.7003123 Nov 2025 09:57 +0000at://did:plc:msst6zrr7offvg653mxwvpza/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6c2ee35hk26https://bsky.app/profile/emitanaka.org/post/3m64je3dmy22zLooking forward to next week as we kickstart the Biometrics conference! We’ve also got an explicit printout of the Pac-Man rule to make it a welcome and inclusive event 🤗 #BIBC2025 [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Nov 2025 05:10 +0000at://did:plc:msst6zrr7offvg653mxwvpza/app.bsky.feed.post/3m64je3dmy22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/emitanaka.org/post/3m5pvwukzz22uCongratulations to my student, Maggie Ma, for publishing her first #rstats package {ggincerta} on CRAN 🥳 Spatial uncertainty visualisation (bivariate, pixel, exceedance, glyph), like {Vizumap}, but fully integrated with ggplot2 -- a much simpler API with all the advantages of the ggplot2 system. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Nov 2025 04:50 +0000at://did:plc:msst6zrr7offvg653mxwvpza/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5pvwukzz22u