ky @kylefbutts

incoming AP at U Arkansas; econ PhD at CU Boulder kylebutts.com Joined December 2010

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ky @kylefbutts

3 months ago

github.com/kylebutts/vsco… If you are using vscode and stata, you should try out my extension. It uses interactive window which let's you write in a `.do` file but get a notebook type experience.

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PSA! My brilliant colleague, Brigham Frandsen, is teaching an online course on machine learning & heterogeneous effects. It covers predicting individual-level causal effects using Random Causal Forests and implementation in python, R, and Stata. Link: bit.ly/3CUjMto

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NYT Graphics @nytgraphics

9 months ago

As a warming planet delivers more wildfires, hurricanes and other threats, home insurers are not renewing policies. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

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Kevin Quealy @KevinQ

8 months ago

These and other surprises, often in glorious Base R, in our year end roundup, out today nytimes.com/interactive/20…

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ky @kylefbutts

9 months ago

Working on a new R package. Looking for applications that do two things: 1. DID with y to show an effect 2. DID with X to show a possible “mechanism” of why treatment changed y This could be a published paper or a paper you're working on (I might help make "fancier" !!)

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ky @kylefbutts

9 months ago

Is there a better sign of AI hype than MICROSOFT creating a package to convert docx/pptx -> md USING CHAT GPT ????github.com/microsoft/mark…

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Alex Bilzerian @alexbilz

9 months ago

'Write down what you've done' - Terence Tao: terrytao.wordpress.com/career-advice/…

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Saagar Enjeti @esaagar

9 months ago

SMU monitored 700,000 online sports bettors. Less than 5% withdrew any profit The rest were were losers 3% of the losers lost so much they made up for 50% of the revenue

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ky @kylefbutts

9 months ago

when you see a post like this, you just know it’s gonna be incorrect

Selçuk Korkmaz @selcukorkmaz

9 months ago

when you see a post like this, you just know it’s gonna be incorrect

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Heather Long @byHeatherLong

11 months ago

NEW: Townhouses are booming in the US as Americans are desperate for more affordable -- and low-maintenance -- housing options. -Townhome starts are the highest since 2006 -They're "middle density" housing that is sorely needed in many suburbs -In major metro areas, townhomes…

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YIMBYLAND @YIMBYLAND

10 months ago

It's absurd that 40% of the buildings in Manhattan are literally illegal to build today.

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Hannah Denker @hannah_denker

10 months ago

As someone who just left this dream position, I’m more than happy to answer any questions! Working with such an amazing team was truly a gift.

daphna bassok @daphnabassok

10 months ago

As someone who just left this dream position, I’m more than happy to answer any questions! Working with such an amazing team was truly a gift.

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ky @kylefbutts

10 months ago

people about to learn about skewed distributions

Political Polls @Politics_Polls

10 months ago

people about to learn about skewed distributions

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Join or Die 🎳 @JoinOrDieFilm

11 months ago

The film is the culmination of a seven-year journey to tell a story about community in America, the loneliness crisis, and Robert Putnam's famed Bowling Alone research. To learn more, visit JoinOrDieFilm.com and watch our trailer below:

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emily north @north0fnorth

11 months ago

out here at the best semi-obscure attraction in chicago, the thorne miniature rooms in the art institute basement. they’re dozens of tiny, elaborately decorated interiors from european, american, and asian buildings between the years 1500-1930