Patrick Ward
@OSPpatrick
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PhD, Sport Scientist/Data Analyst. Co-host of the @tidy_explained screen cast. Tweeting about Physiology, Sports Science, and Data. All opinions are my own.
Seattle, WA
Joined February 2009
New Blog: Making predictions from a mixed model using R I've covered mixed models a bunch in my blog. Today I go through extracting confidence intervals and prediction intervals, to go along with point estimate predictions. https://t.co/q1MnbHnJG8
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In honor of Lee Corso, all of the teams he played for or coached won today Maryland Louisville Florida State Navy Indiana Northern Illinois
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This is an absolutely brilliant story about how 30sec of your time can positively impact someone else.
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Tree teepee is easily my favorite Shark Tank pitch of all time. https://t.co/HODzhlBK5x via @YouTube
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A reminder, blatantly plagiarized from @stat_sam, of why radar plots are misleading. Eye focuses on area, not length.
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Job opportunity 👇🏻👇🏻
Job opportunity: Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Sport Analytics and Data Science Work with us on our Master of Sport Analytics program at La Trobe University https://t.co/VQCKYwEXyk
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I rarely speak publicly on technical topics these days, so I really enjoyed recording an episode on Alex Andorra's Bayes podcast recently. For those with a more technical bent in the stats/analytics community, hopefully there are some useful nuggets here.
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Learning Bayesian Statistics · Episode
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New Blog: XGBOOST Tuning – Tutorial in {xgboost} and {tidymodels} A blog reader asked for a short tutorial on tuning an XGBOOST model, so here are some thoughts in both the xgboost and tidymodels packages. https://t.co/ig65lfpZ46
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New Blog: Crossed vs Nested Random Effects I wrote a brief overview on the difference between crossed and random effects in mixed models - what they are, how to code them in R, and how they change model outputs. https://t.co/FIe5t7djh4
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🔥Free book - please retweet 🙏 To celebrate the release of Force 3, the Kindle version of the original Force book is free - for the next 48 hours. A deep dive into how biomechanics can help us train more effectively. Thank you! https://t.co/K6azfddZi8
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This is a biomechanics book with a difference. In it, Dr Cleather shows why an understanding of force is a critical factor in planning effective training programmes. Along the way, he debunks many...
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He was in the first draft class I was a part of. Such a wonderful person. A human highlight reel on and off the field @TDLockett12 is one of the all time greats!
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What a great kid 🫡
I really enjoyed being in Seattle! I met so many great people and captured so many great memories! The 12’s really make this place meaningful! Although, my time on the Seahawks may have run its course I’m thankful for everything!!God gets all the glory forever!!!!
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Most who know me also know Ivonne. She is one of the most generous & caring people in the world. On Nov 7, Ivonne sustained a massive stroke, leaving her with a number of limitations & the inability to work. If you'd like to donate to her journey see below https://t.co/jAi0QkpUrP
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For those of you that know my sister... Where do I even begin… I love my sis… Emilio Berkowitz needs your support for Support Ivonne's Journey After Stroke
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Does anyone have experience and success appealing @RegenceWA decisions on extending coverage beyond some arbitrary threshold where they believe a patient is “okay enough” to be released from intensive therapy skilled rehabilitation facility to home?
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Great work by @BradSchoenfeld to get this up and off the ground!! 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
Super-stoked to announce that our PhD program in Human Performance and Fitness was approved by the NYS Board of Regents. We will officially begin admitting students in Fall, 2025. I'll be taking on a select number of students to mentor. If interested, email me with your CV
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Prepint posted: Our new study investigated whether training to failure is necessary for muscular adaptations in single-set training (9 total exercises for the upper and lower body per session) twice weekly. Some novel and important findings (1/4) https://t.co/ELev4iHli1
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Yes, resistance training on machines can be "functional" https://t.co/jgMZUSImQT
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Background/Objectives: Resistance training (RT) can improve the functional performance of older adults, maintaining independence and quality of life. It has been proposed that training interventions...
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Load monitoring and the modern athlete - an important and well articulated perspective. Given the real and potential costs (time, effort, dollars) its important we understand what it is and is not when supporting teams and athletes
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I may wear Seahawks Blue & Green now, but I’ll never forget where I came from and growing up hearing Jim call games. One of the best of all time. RIP
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Absolute disaster that he wasn’t put in the HOF while alive. Shameful. RIP
Rest in Peace, Pete Rose. The hit king. Charlie hustle. Cincinnati legend. 💔💔
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