PinnedDaniel Manrique-CastanoinTowards Data ScienceImproving the Analysis of Object (or Cell) Counts with Lots of ZerosAn approach using hurdle and zero-inflated models with brms13 min read·Apr 27, 2024----
PinnedDaniel Manrique-CastanoinTowards Data ScienceAvoiding abuse and misuse of T-test and ANOVA: Regression for categorical responsesAn approach using Bayesian regression with brms11 min read·Apr 7, 2024--1--1
PinnedDaniel Manrique-CastanoWhat does the Dana-Farber misconduct scandal reveal about scientific integrity in the XXI century?Earlier this year, the prestigious Dana-Farber Cancer Institute was embroiled in a shocking research misconduct scandal. British molecular…5 min read·Feb 20, 2024----
PinnedDaniel Manrique-CastanoinTowards Data ScienceDo not over-think about ‘outliers’, use a student-t distribution insteadThe Student’s t-distribution provides a robust alternative to acknowledge that our data may be populated by extreme observations…15 min read·Mar 30, 2024--7--7
PinnedDaniel Manrique-CastanoBeyond the mean: embracing uncertainty in measurements with multilevel modelingIn studies involving biological measurements, it’s common to encounter data sets with multiple measurements of the same variable. These…11 min read·Feb 6, 2024----