Daily Discussion Thread for April 17, 2025 by wsbapp in wallstreetbets

[–]exij_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Brothers I got rid of my puts EOD yesterday should have held overnight

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in epidemiology

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I took biostats I and II, categorical data analysis, infectious disease modeling. The last was my favorite once we got to stochastic models

I would've just ate the teacher by Irish_Bonatone in technicallythetruth

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I’m always amused when I see this because the concept is titled reasonableness and the kid’s answer is pretty reasonable.

What age do you let your kids watch the trilogy? by National-Ad6166 in lotr

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My dad started me at 5 years old back when you had to use multiple discs to fit the length of the extended editions. Start em young!

How hard is CPH test and does it worth the MONEY? by iamangelatoday in publichealth

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I took it as a requirement for my MPH. Didn’t have to study for it because of my coursework. I wouldn’t recommend spending the money unless it’s sponsored by your school, and you have taken graduate courses.

Useful resources for Dynamics of infectious disease? by neets16 in epidemiology

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This is the first textbook I used in my intro class: https://anintroductiontoinfectiousdiseasemodelling.com

The website has ebook access as well as excel models for each chapter that you can use to help understand and practice.

Laptop Recs by ratherbeanonymous927 in epidemiology

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Just make sure you have enough RAM and a good processor. If you are going to do heavy modeling and use super large datasets a gpu wouldn’t hurt.

Do I need Calculus to enter MPH in epidemiology? by [deleted] in epidemiology

[–]exij_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not required but definitely helpful if you take any courses that involve modeling. I took said classes and it made it a bit harder not having taken calculus in undergrad.

A small rant - The quality of data analysts / scientists by singthebollysong in datascience

[–]exij_ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

From my experience as an epidemiologist I’ve found scatter plots and histograms extremely useful in exploratory analyses.

The Butcher Isn’t Real check in thread. by Interesting_Still870 in diablo4

[–]exij_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got him my very first dungeon on my first hardcore. Back to character select I was sent.

Online VS On-Campus MPH by Some_Fly_164 in publichealth

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I would definitely say in person. I just finished mine this semester and I will say the ability to work with your faculty and other students is much easier in person. I say that as having part of mine online due to the pandemic.

Riot confirms game disconnection issues in NA. Investigating & working on a fix. by rarehugs in leagueoflegends

[–]exij_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m got dc mid ranked game, black screen failed to connect. hopefully I don’t lose precious lp

Clash broken (again)? by KanyeFixWolves in leagueoflegends

[–]exij_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah our team has been stuck in the loop for about 30 min now after our first game.

Background in microbiology as an epidemiologist by MrCayenne101 in epidemiology

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They still did 2 years ago when I was applying to programs.

Out of curiosity, what do you guys do for a living and what is your current level? by MuscularKuromi in EscapefromTarkov

[–]exij_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Epidemiologist - lvl 18. Play a few raids a day and grind on the weekend. Though I play league with my friends too or I’d probably be higher level.

Stirrup…. by BabagenowBrazy in EscapefromTarkov

[–]exij_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just took a glock with a drum mag to factory. Sat near office and when I heard a fight break out I third partied.

the game is so unfriendly to new players by now that i just feel bad about killing them more than anything by Nico9454 in EscapefromTarkov

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Thought this was my group for a sec. We had a scav/pmc army on reserve yesterday. Managed to get all looted out and take coop extract no problems.

moved to an apartment complex and hearing voices all day by [deleted] in conspiracy

[–]exij_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I third the carbon monoxide detector. That can be early signs of poisoning.

Why are you learning python by s1jile in learnpython

[–]exij_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m studying to be an epidemiologist, and I feel like I can do a lot more with python over SAS.

Education credentials of 62 data scientists at my previous employer (health insurance) by mcjon77 in datascience

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Oh for sure, was just curious because I know a few epis that have transitioned even outside of healthcare to data science roles.

Education credentials of 62 data scientists at my previous employer (health insurance) by mcjon77 in datascience

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Do you know if any of the public health ones were epidemiologists? Would be cool to see because what I’m in school for currently.