Devin 'meat' GaffneyinTowards Data ScienceCaveat Emptor, Computational Social ScienceLarge-scale missing data in a widely-published Reddit dataset could be undermining the quality of your researchMar 15, 20186Mar 15, 20186
Devin 'meat' Gaffney@DudeBro538: I’m not Nate Silver but I play him on TwitterBackgroundFeb 18, 2017Feb 18, 2017
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Devin 'meat' GaffneyModeling the Contemporary Social InternetThis last week, I attended a several day seminar about combating online harassment, saw an academic friend get an award for her book on…Aug 26, 2016Aug 26, 2016
Devin 'meat' GaffneyEverything is a Nail: Disinterpolation with Markov NetworksBack to Rare Pepe IncJul 27, 2016Jul 27, 2016
Devin 'meat' GaffneyEstimating Instagram’s Actual Population StatisticsTL;DR: Monthly Active Users is a silly, desperate metric. When Instagram says they have 400 million monthly active users, they mean to say…Apr 21, 20162Apr 21, 20162
Devin 'meat' GaffneyThis is Probably how to Control and Engineer User Growth.If you’re trying to get people to pay attention to something, you should probably think like an epidemiologist turned upside-down. Your…Mar 31, 2016Mar 31, 2016
Devin 'meat' GaffneyMaximizing User Growth with Appropriate MeasurementIt’s Wednesday, January 1, 2014. You’re the CEO of Rare Pepes, Inc. Your company thinks that Rare Pepes are important, and you want to help…Mar 30, 2016Mar 30, 2016
Devin 'meat' GaffneyBuilding an Identity Function for Viral GrowthIn mathematics, an identity function is one which satisfies a seemingly terribly boring equation:Mar 25, 2016Mar 25, 2016