Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, co-editor Simply Statistics, co-editor Biostatistics, co-director JHU Data Science Lab.
The author presents a list of things learned through hard experience to help him with his own imposter syndrome, and help him to feel less stressed out about science.
A top statistics professor and statistical researcher reflects on a number of awesome accomplishments by individuals in, and related to, the fields of statistics and data science, with a focus on the world of academia but with resonance far beyond.
This "classic" (but very topical and certainly relevant) post discusses issues that Big Data can face when it forgets, or ignores, applied statistics. As great of a discussion today as it was 2 years ago.
A top statistics professor and statistical researcher reflects on a number of awesome accomplishments by individuals in, and related to, the fields of statistics and data science, with a focus on the world of academia but with resonance far beyond.
If I walked into an operating room and said I'm going to start dabbling in surgery I would be immediately thrown out. But people do that with statistics and data analysis all the time.
Data Science done well looks too easy and that poses a major public relations problem for serious data scientists. The really tricky twist is that bad data science looks easy too.
Jeff Leek book "Elements of Data Analytic Style" had a rocket launch, thanks to author course on Coursera. The book includes a useful checklist that can guide beginning data analysts or serve for evaluating data analyses.
Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, co-editor Simply Statistics, co-editor Biostatistics, co-director JHU Data Science Lab. 
Why Big Data is in Trouble: They Forgot About Applied Statistics - 18 Jul 2016
Why Big Data is in Trouble: They Forgot About Applied Statistics