Making Bayesian statistics fun - With Sophie Carr at Ada Lovelace Day

Within each of us lies a superpower: a tool that can transform our discomfort into confidence if we only acknowledge that hidden within us is a statistician trying to get out.
Embrace the realm of Bayesian statistics, where uncertainty becomes a playground for the curious mind. We all grapple with the unknown everyday of our lives - from mundane to life changing decisions - and we evolve our decisions as information becomes available to us that reshapes our understanding of the world.
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Ada Lovelace Day is an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths which aims to increase the profile of women in STEM and create new role models for both girls and women studying or working in STEM. Watch the Ada Lovelace playlist here: • Ada Lovelace Day 2023
Ada Lovelace Day Live 2023 was held at the Royal Institution on Tuesday 10 October.
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Dr Sophie Carr is the founder and director of Bays Consulting. Sophie’s first love was Lego, then aeroplanes and her career followed suit. She trained as an engineer and whilst working full time took a PhD in bayesian belief networks and has worked in data analytics ever since. Or to put it another way, Sophie has made a living out of finding patterns. Outside of work, Sophie is the vice president for education and statistical literacy at the Royal Statistical Society and the World’s Most Interesting Mathematician.
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Twitter: / sophiebays
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[@cosmiclettuce]

so well done! Thank you! Stats are for sure a superpower!

[@nelsongilbert1695]

Definitely life of the party. Well done!

[@harveytheparaglidingchaser7039]

Great. Loved it! Made me look up Bayes theorem.

[@symmetricat188]

Beautiful! Could we please arrange for Stephen Fry to recite this?

[@sienavincent4832]

Super! She has something in her thats makes me instantly like her. Great energy!

[@Goggleboxing]

Lovely! What were the odds of a perfect recollection and performance? Lots of Easter eggs for those already inclined, perhaps more perplexing for those not of mind.

[@duandee5174]

So, what's Bayesian Statistics?

[@subhuman3408]

Stats is the ThOne

[@ClassicRiki]

If this were an art video then fair enough, I appreciate the poem/rhyming monologue however being so very unusual I was waiting for it to end to listen to her talk about statistics…unfortunately with every word that rhymed I was repeatedly disappointed. Also, this is so very clearly something which is only truly appreciated if you understand the statistics already; it just never got to an explanation. At the end, the question is…can you explain it please.

[@F1ct10n17]

Lucky those name will be written in History. Stories reshape the world.

[@jakecruise90]

Whatever you're smoking, can I have some?

[@wdujsub7902]

Kinda a hard watch. I get the effort but ... eh

[@DenkyManner]

the whole thing being in rhyme makes me 1000 times less interested. Actively repelled in fact

[@mehrsah3934]

Sounds like a poem but not successful as much a good one.