Blog Roll
Statistical science blogs and resources I recommend
Statistical Science Blogs
A curated list of blogs, websites, and resources by statisticians and researchers whose work I regularly read and recommend.
Academic Statisticians
| Author/Blog | Focus | URL |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Gelman | Bayesian statistics, political science, research methods | Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science |
| Frank Harrell | Biostatistics, regression modeling, study design | Statistical Thinking |
| Sander Greenland | Causal inference, epidemiologic methods, statistics reform | Publications |
| Stephen Senn | Clinical trials, pharmaceutical statistics | Stephen Senn’s Blog |
| Deborah Mayo | Philosophy of statistics, severe testing | Error Statistics Philosophy |
Applied Statistics & Data Science
| Author/Blog | Focus | URL |
|---|---|---|
| Hadley Wickham | R programming, data visualization, tidyverse | Hadley Wickham |
| Yihui Xie | R Markdown, knitr, reproducible research | Yihui Xie |
| Julia Silge | Machine learning, R programming, tidymodels | Julia Silge |
| David Robinson | Data science, R programming, statistics | Variance Explained |
| Roger Peng | Biostatistics, data science, R programming | Simply Statistics |
Methodological & Theoretical
| Author/Blog | Focus | URL |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Robert | Bayesian statistics, computational methods | Xi’an’s Og |
| Larry Wasserman | Statistical theory, machine learning | Normal Deviate |
| Cosma Shalizi | Statistical theory, complexity, networks | Three-Toed Sloth |
| Dan Simpson | Bayesian statistics, computational methods | Dan Simpson’s Blog |
Epidemiology & Medicine
| Author/Blog | Focus | URL |
|---|---|---|
| Miguel Hernán | Causal inference, epidemiologic methods | CAUSALab |
| Darren Dahly | Clinical epidemiology, research methods | Cork Statistics |
| Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz | Epidemiology, public health | Health Nerd |
Software & Tools
| Resource | Description | URL |
|---|---|---|
| R-bloggers | Aggregator of R programming blogs | R-bloggers |
| Stan Forums | Bayesian modeling with Stan | Stan Discourse |
| Cross Validated | Statistics Q&A community | Stack Exchange |
| RStudio Community | R programming community | RStudio Community |
Organizations & Resources
| Organization | Focus | URL |
|---|---|---|
| American Statistical Association | Professional statistics organization | ASA |
| Royal Statistical Society | UK statistics society | RSS |
| International Biometric Society | Biometry and biostatistics | IBS |
| Society for Epidemiologic Research | Epidemiologic research | SER |
Note: This list reflects resources I personally find valuable. Inclusion does not imply endorsement of all views expressed on these sites. Last updated: r Sys.Date().
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Citation
BibTeX citation:
@online{panda2026,
author = {Panda, Sir},
title = {Blog {Roll}},
date = {2026-01-08},
url = {https://lesslikely.com/blogroll.html},
langid = {en}
}
For attribution, please cite this work as:
1. Panda S. (2026). ‘Blog Roll’. https://lesslikely.com/blogroll.html.