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JointProb group from SciCloj

What is Jointprob?

Jointprob is a probabilistic modelling and Bayesian statistics study group.

https://scicloj.github.io/docs/community/groups/jointprob/

Why is Scicloj organizing this Group

Scicloj is an open-source group working on a stack of tools and libraries for data science using the Clojure programming language.

A few of us care a lot about the probabilistic/Bayesian paradigm and find it a promising approach in general

Moreover, we believe there are some shared core ideas in common between Clojure, the programming language, and Bayesian Statistics, the scientific method. They both seek simple, coherent, and conceptually clear solutions to problems, and they both dare to diverge from mainstream approaches to achieve that.

The Scicloj approach to building a data science stack is based on building bridges to other languages and ecosystems. This seems compatible with the spirit of the Bayesian community and its subcommunities, where different technological flavors respect and learn from each other.

Creating a polyglot study group -- one where different programming languages and styles of thinking meet to learn together -- is also a way to challenge ourselves to learn more about other ecosystems and hopefully encourage friends from those ecosystems to be curious about Clojure.

Current Text and Discussion

Statistical Rethinking: A Bayesian Course with Examples in R and STAN by Richard McElreath

Participant Backgrounds

  • Around 20-25% of the group already have Clojure experience
  • Other programming languages represented: R, Python, Julia
  • Industry pratitioners, researchers, academics
  • Statistics people
  • Data engineers, data scientists, and analysts
  • Biochemists, physicists, engineers
  • Software developers

Meeting cadence

  • One chapter every two weeks
  • 3 possible time periods every two weeks

Cross-Pollination to other Clojure groups/involvement

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