Grace Wahba, "the mother of smoothing splines," won the International Prize (aka the Nobel) in Statistics #stats for her representer theorem. youtu.be/8Ae_QzwwR_U?... So well deserved! I guess, one could also give her the price again in two years for her work on Generalized Cross-Validation.
[Trajectories of body mass index and risk of hypertension and blood pressure among Chinese adults].
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Overall, the discussions predominantly focus on statistical methods and achievements, such as references to Grace Wahba’s work and Bayesian models, using technical language and acknowledgments of research milestones. This suggests a professional or academic audience engaged more with methodology than with the health implications of BMI trajectories.
The responses do not strongly support or oppose the article; some references to statistical methods hint at professionalism, but there's no clear consensus.
The posts show neutral interest, with some mentions of advanced statistical concepts but little focus on the specific health findings.
Discussions are somewhat superficial, mostly sharing links or brief comments without deep analysis of the study's implications.
The exchanges seem to have minimal impact on broader audiences, mainly involving niche academic references.
Abstract in brief
- The study analyzed data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (1991-2018) involving 11,885 adults to identify how different BMI trajectories influence blood pressure and hypertension risk among Chinese adults.
- Researchers identified three BMI trajectory groups for both men and women: normal-stable, normal-overweight, and obesity-stable, with the latter two groups showing a significantly higher risk of developing hypertension compared to the normal-stable group.
- The findings indicated that individuals in the overweight and obesity-stable groups had increased blood pressure levels and higher risks of hypertension, with the risk being more pronounced among males and females after adjusting for other factors.]
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Grace Wahba, "the mother of smoothing splines," won the International Prize (aka the Nobel) in Statistics #stats for her representer theorem. youtu.be/8Ae_QzwwR_U?... So well deserved! I guess, one could also give her the price again in two years for her work on Generalized Cross-Validation.
youtu.be/8Ae_QzwwR_U?...
RT @noah_greifer: @stephensenn Adjustment for a PS in a Bayesian nonparamateric outcome model (along with covariates) reduces regularizatio…
@stephensenn Adjustment for a PS in a Bayesian nonparamateric outcome model (along with covariates) reduces regularization-induced confounding and restores valid inference relative to including the covariates alone. https://t.co/eQnG3MzpSO
The the Discussion Webinar "Latent Nested Nonparametric priors" is now available on the YouTube channel of the #BAjournal Watch it here: https://t.co/UPqMO8s1rr
BA Webinar: Latent Nested Nonparametric Priors” by Federico Camerlenghi - YouTube https://t.co/2DEKjFKqtA https://t.co/y5rC8ObDbY
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