Best Statistically Speaking Podcasts (2024)

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Difference Between Quality and Reliability Statistics

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Difference Between Quality and Reliability Statistics Abstract Philip and Fred discuss some of the basic differences and similarities between these two types of statistical toolsets. Key Points Join Philip and Fred as they discuss why it’s best to fully understand and use all the available statistial tools when faced with either quality or reliabil…

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Green Data: Measuring the Environment 34:43

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In this episode we explore how the ONS measures our natural environment and the green economy. Relevant datasets: ONS Environmental Accounts Transcript MILES FLETCHER Welcome again to Statistically Speaking, the official podcast of the UK’s Office for National Statistics. I'm Miles Fletcher and this time we're getting back to nature as we explore t…

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John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Paul Williams, Associate Professor in Politics and Journalism, Griffith University, about the "up-for-grabs" local seat of Mulgrave, and the recent election results in the ... 12:35

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John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Paul Williams, Associate Professor in Politics and Journalism, Griffith University, about the "up-for-grabs" local seat of Mulgrave, and the recent election results in the Northern Territory and the parallels that could be made for Queensland.By Mornings with John Mackenzie

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Gavin King (covering for John MacKenzie) chats with Paul Bidwell, CEO of Master Builders Queensland, about the CFMEU's planned protests across Queensland following the sacking of hundreds of union officials ... 10:51

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Gavin King (covering for John MacKenzie) chats with Paul Bidwell, CEO of Master Builders Queensland, about the CFMEU's planned protests across Queensland following the sacking of hundreds of unionists amidst a government crackdown on corruption. Last Friday saw the government place the CFMEU into administration, with approximately 280 officials bei…

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Hidden Reliability

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Hidden Reliability Abstract Carl and Fred discuss the challenges of hidden reliability problems, especially issues that are certain to occur, but not easily observed. When failures are invisible or hidden, they can be missed or ignored. Key Points Join Carl and Fred as they discuss the importance of making reliability issues visible. Topics include…

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John MacKenzie speaks with Marie Violo, Owner of Viola’s Designs at DFO, who is being forced to shut the doors of her shop fearing that another violent assault could happen at any time given the state ... 7:50

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Introducing Risk Management Plan

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Introducing Risk Management Plan Abstract Greg and Fred discuss why risk is becoming a personal issue to home owners and to all of us. They discuss aging infrastructure risk, who pays, and how to mitigate these risks. Key Points Join Greg and Fred as they discuss infrastructure risks of aging water, sewage, and power systems. Topics include: What a…

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John MacKenzie chats with Ian Leavers, who is currently the state's Police Union President and soon-to-be the Cross Border Commissioner for the Queensland Police. 9:32

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John MacKenzie chats with Ian Leavers, who is currently the state's Police Union President and soon-to-be the Cross Border Commissioner for the Queensland Police. John discussed the need for the new position, following the revelation that youth criminals are taking advantage of legal loopholes by crossing state lines between Queensland and New Sout…

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John MacKenzie chats with Robbie Katter, State Member for Traeger and State Leader of Katter’s Australian Party, to follow up on crime statistics after Goondiwindi has taken the title of car theft capital ... 8:47

2h ago8:47

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John MacKenzie chats with Trevor Hoole, 5th Generation Goondiwindi Local, about the parallels between youth crime in Cairns and Goondiwindi, after the border town has taken out the title of car theft capital ... 8:04

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John MacKenzie chats with Trevor Hoole, 5th Generation Goondiwindi Local, about the parallels between youth crime in Cairns and Goondiwindi, after the border town has taken out the title of car theft capital of Queensland (per capita). Failed policies and indifferent lawmakers are being called out by Queenslanders who are at breaking point when it …

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#252: The Ever-Shifting Operating Environment of the Data Professional 52:19

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Broadly writ, we’re all in the business of data work in some form, right? It’s almost like we’re all swimming around in a big data lake, and our peers are swimming around it, too, and so are our business partners. There might be some HiPPOs and some SLOTHs splashing around in the shallow end, and the contours of the lake keep changing. Is lifeguard…

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John MacKenzie chats with Mark Olsen, CEO of Tourism Tropical North Queensland, about the exciting prospects for Cairns and Far North Queensland following the arrival of Air Asia flights to Bali, and the ... 9:27

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What Happened to Quality?

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What Happened to Quality? Abstract Greg and Fred discuss quality from engineering and quality points of view. Greg is developing AI engineering applications. Greg wants to build, ship, and monetize. Fred wants to build quality in. What do you think is the right way? Key Points Join Greg and Fred as they discuss what’s happened to quality from criti…

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John MacKenzie chats with Keith Hamburger AM, Former Director-General of Queensland's Corrective Services Commission, about the shocking revelation that over the last decade, Queenslanders have increasingly ... 15:40

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John MacKenzie chats with Keith Hamburger AM, Former Director-General of Queensland's Corrective Services Commission, about the shocking revelation that over the last decade, Queenslanders have increasingly become victims of crime. Statistics revealed by the state opposition show that there have been spikes in lawlessness, including an increase in …

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Past Good and Bad Knowledge

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Past Good and Bad Knowledge Abstract Chris and Fred discuss the so-called ‘bedrock documents and statistics’ that are used over and over again as if they are universally correct – even though they might have nothing to do with ‘your’ machines or systems. WHY? Key Points Join Chris and Fred as they discuss the role that documents that are quoted as …

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John MacKenzie chats with Matthew Cork, President of Tourism Palm Cove, about the future of Double Island and the need to return it to the people, with activities and attractions to entertain everyone ... 9:45

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John MacKenzie chats with Darren Halpin, Managing Director of the Halpin Property Group, about the approved development of a tourist and water park in Cairns. 15:04

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John MacKenzie chats with Mayor Michael Lyon, Byron Shire Council, about the need to regulate short-term rental accommodation (such as Airbnb properties) to ensure adequate housing for local, long-term ... 9:27

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John MacKenzie chats with talkback caller Terry from Gordonvale about the upcoming state election in October and how the issue of youth crime has become a major focus. 11:38

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What is MLE?

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What is MLE? Abstract Chris and Fred discuss the three-letter acronym ‘MLE’ stands for? Well, it stands for ‘maximum likelihood estimate.’ Ever heard of it? Do you know what it means? Key Points Join Chris and Fred as they discuss what the MLE or ‘maximum likelihood estimate’ means … usually when using software to conduct data analysis. Topics incl…

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John MacKenzie speaks with Neil Turnbull who witnessed the aftermath of the helicopter that crashed into the 'Double Tree by Hilton' this morning on the Cairns Esplanade. 10:50

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Impact of IoT on Maintenance

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Impact of IoT on Maintenance Abstract Kirk and Fred discuss the impact of the Internet of Things (IoT) on maintenance and the data feedback to the manufacturer on usage and failure data. Key Points Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss on the new capabilities of products to connect with the Internet and how they open up more detailed and widespread de…

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John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Kristy Vallely, CRC Representative for Division 6, to preview the upcoming Cairns Festival for 2024. 12:49

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John MacKenzie chats with talkback caller Jim from Brinsmead who provides some common-sense commentary on the crocodile debate. 6:51

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John MacKenzie chats with Ross Hodgman, Acting Regional Director Department of Transport and Main Roads, for a much-needed update on the state of the Captain Cook Highway repairs following the destructive ... 16:52

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Episode 248 - Horrific nature of the genocide, speaking out, contradictions of Zionism and collectivism 3:55:36

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Counting the dead in Gaza: difficult but essential https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01169-3/fulltext https://www.un.org/en/genocideprevention/genocide.shtml Let aid in. What kind of world is this? This is from a conversation with @nervesurgeon as he is now in the South of Gaza (which is apparently better than the N…

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#251: The Continued Rise of the Analytics Engineer 1:01:28

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We’re seeing the title “Analytics Engineer” continue to rise, and it’s in large part due to individuals realizing that there’s a name for the type of work they’ve found themselves doing more and more. In today’s landscape, there’s truly a need for someone with some Data Engineering chops with an eye towards business use cases. We were fortunate to …

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#251: The Continued Rise of the Analytics Engineer with Dumky de Wilde 1:01:29

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We're seeing the title "Analytics Engineer" continue to rise, and it’s in large part due to individuals realizing that there's a name for the type of work they've found themselves doing more and more. In today's landscape, there's truly a need for someone with some Data Engineering chops with an eye towards business use cases. We were fortunate to …

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John MacKenzie chats with John Mondora, senior fishing writer, about the growing ubiquity of crocodiles and how to manage their dangerous interactions with people. 14:07

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No Trouble Found Issue

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No Trouble Found Issue Abstract Kirk and Fred delve into the crucial topic of managing returned parts and products, even those that are functioning perfectly. Key Points Join Kirk and Fred as they discuss why parts or products returned to the manufacturer seem to have no failure on their test bench. Topics include: The cost of production loss can b…

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John MacKenzie chats with Danny Betros, Managing Director of CBRE Cairns, about the increase in CBD parking fees and fines and how that can impact already-struggling businesses. 9:34

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John MacKenzie chats with Jian Wong Yen, Co-Founder of Cold Nips, to explain about the fun swim that's travelling Australia to raise awareness for mental health. 6:58

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John MacKenzie chats with caller Ken Harley about the need for a concrete policy to address the crime emergency facing Cairns and far North Queensland. 14:10

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John Mackenzie chats with Barbara Wolveridge, Principal of Queensland Sotheby's International Realty, about an elite Mission Beach property for sale and the revival of Dunk Island. 9:36

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John MacKenzie chats with Warren Entsch, LNP Federal Member for Leichhardt, who backed up Craig Crawford with bipartisan support for a federal study to consider an alternate or duplicate route between ... 6:18

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John MacKenzie chats with Deputy Mayor Brett Olds, Division 9, about the cost to ratepayers of a new advisory group for Cairns Regional Council. 9:40

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Dealing with Missing Data

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Dealing with Missing Data Abstract Philip and Fred discuss a few challenges and approaches to deal with missing data. Key Points Join Philip and Fred as they discuss what can be done when a dataset has missing data. Topics include: Data collection and storage issues Dealing with data points within the overall dataset Dealing with missing left censo…

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John MacKenzie chats with Craig Crawford, State Member for Barron River ALP, about the need for alternate access between Cairns and Kuranda. 4:48

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John MacKenzie chats with Craig Crawford, State Member for Barron River ALP, about the need for alternate access between Cairns and Kuranda, and how $22M (of the Labor government's promised $200M for upgrades) should be spent on a study.By Mornings with John Mackenzie

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Pushing the Limits

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Pushing the Limits Abstract Greg and Fred discuss pushing the limits for personal and professional development. Greg discusses wearing a pink tutu to Oregon Country Faire and Burning Man. Fred discusses pushing the limits for product testing and product development. Key Points Join Greg and Fred as they discuss pushing personal, design, and testing…

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John MacKenzie chats with Councillor Rhonda Coghlan, CRC Representative for Division 8, about lessons learnt from the Cyclone Jasper flood event, and ways to improve disaster response and recovery. 12:37

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John MacKenzie chats with David Nye, Manager of Aviation & Business Development at Cairns Airport, to discuss the shocking news that Virgin will axe its Tokyo-Cairns flights from February 24th next year ... 13:35

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#250: Real World Data (RWD) Lessons from Healthcare-land with Dr. Lewis Carpenter 1:05:02

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A claim: in the world of business analytics, the default/primary source of data is real world data collected through some form of observation or tracking. Occasionally, when the stakes are sufficiently high and we need stronger evidence, we’ll run some form of controlled experiment, like an A/B test. Contrast that with the world of healthcare, wher…

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#250: Real World Data (RWD) Lessons from Healthcare-land with Dr. Lewis Carpenter 1:05:03

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A claim: in the world of business analytics, the default/primary source of data is real world data collected through some form of observation or tracking. Occasionally, when the stakes are sufficiently high and we need stronger evidence, we'll run some form of controlled experiment, like an A/B test. Contrast that with the world of healthcare, wher…

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John MacKenzie chats with Keith Hamburger AM, Former Director-General of Queensland's Corrective Services Commission, about the need for specialised assessment centres to keep juvenile offenders out of ... 13:30

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Pursuing Ribbons

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Pursuing Ribbons Abstract Greg and Fred discuss the importance of the pursuit of ribbons. What are ribbons? They are the badges, degrees, brands, and certificates that we all strive for. They confer knowledge, skills, and abilities to others. They are the things of life that we do for personal improvement and enrichment. Greg believes the pursuit o…

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John MacKenzie chats with Deputy Mayor Brett Olds, CRC Rep for Div 9, about the "2024 Our Cairns" community survey, which the council will use to gauge public expectations, needs, and desires. 19:03

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John MacKenzie chats with Deputy Mayor Brett Olds, CRC Rep for Div 9, about the "2024 Our Cairns" community survey, which the council will use to gauge public expectations, needs, and desires. You can complete the survey by clicking on this link and following the instructions: https://tinyurl.com/4ckhj6w3…

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Instead of Reliability Prediction

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Instead of Reliability Prediction Abstract Chris and Fred discuss reliability prediction and how it can relate to the ‘design’ phase when there is no data. How do you ‘predict reliability?’ Key Points Join Chris and Fred as they discuss what reliability prediction is. There are quite a few answers to this question … and some of them can be helpful!…

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