Cool Data Alert: International Education and High-Skilled Immigration in the US

How did people get any research done at all before the internet? Thank you, Mingyu Chen, for putting this together. I can't wait to read about your work! And now I feel like getting back to studying international students. 

Should You Show Your Advisor Your Current Draft of Your Paper?

Yes, it's a question. Should you send that draft now..or maybe better to try that one thing? And maybe that other thing? Well, Dr. Elinor Hortle tweeted a nice graph with the answer:

I would add: maybe read it once before sending it. Fix obvious mistakes and typos. But then send it! right now! 

And for those of you going on the job market, see this post from last May. I can't say that I'm as excited about May this year, but the main message is the same: don't ignore your advisor. ;) 

How Many Clusters? This Flow Chart Tells You What to Do

Yeah, in general I waste way too much time on twitter. But tweets like this one make it all worthwhile! Patrick Button shows us exactly the inference issues AND what to do about depending on how many clusters we have. Be sure to bookmark this page for future reference. And Patrick, I hope to meet you in person someday just so that I can thank you in person. 

Handy Dandy Flow Chart About Clustering and Inference