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ismayc/README.md

Hi, I'm Chet ๐Ÿ‘‹

I help individuals and teams use AI and data science with confidence โ€” not just for the hype, but to actually get projects completed effectively and efficiently. I work at the intersection of AI, statistics, and communication, designing hands-on learning experiences and building tools that make complex ideas approachable.

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What I do

  • ๐Ÿ“Š Consulting โ€” I partner with universities, nonprofits, agencies, and companies to design data workflows powered by AI, automation, and reproducible practices.
  • ๐ŸŽ“ Education โ€” I create and teach hands-on learning experiences in R, Python, SQL, and AI, from short workshops to full-semester courses.
  • ๐Ÿ“ฃ Speaking โ€” I give energetic, example-driven talks on the future of data science education and the practical use of AI.
  • โœ๏ธ Writing โ€” I co-author open educational resources that make statistics and data science more accessible, modern, and fun.

Selected work

  • ๐Ÿ“– ModernDive โ€” Statistical Inference via Data Science, a free online textbook (with a print edition) teaching statistics through computation, R, and the tidyverse โ€” used in courses around the world.
  • ๐Ÿงช infer โ€” tidyverse-style statistical inference in R, part of the tidymodels ecosystem.
  • ๐Ÿ“ฆ moderndive โ€” companion R package to the ModernDive book, plus a family of teaching-focused data packages (nycflights23, fivethirtyeight, and more).
  • ๐Ÿ“ Getting Used to R, RStudio, and R Markdown โ€” a beginner-friendly guide for new R users.
  • ๐ŸŽ“ thesisdown โ€” thesis templates in R Markdown, adapted by dozens of universities.

Recent analyses

Evidence-based basketball research across the NBA, WNBA, and G League โ€” collected at Basketball Data Science. Some highlights:

Tools & apps

  • ๐ŸŸ๏ธ Sports Trackers โ€” a hub of schedule, standings, and bracket viewers for the NBA, WNBA, NFL, Premier League, World Cup 2026, March Madness, and more.
  • ๐Ÿ” NBA Player Finder โ€” explore rosters by conference, height, and age, running entirely in the browser via shinylive.
  • ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ AllKlaro โ€” local, private speech translation between German, English, and Spanish.
  • ๐Ÿงพ SQL Tutorial โ€” browser-based SQL exercises powered by SQLite WebAssembly โ€” nothing to install.
  • ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Text Adder โ€” a macOS menu bar app for persistent styled overlays (lower-thirds, timers) while screen sharing.
  • ๐ŸชŸ Sash โ€” macOS window snapping with custom layouts and an auto-arrange mode.

See the full portfolio for books, R and Python packages, quiz apps, and more.

Get in touch

Whether it's a university rolling out an AI curriculum, a nonprofit streamlining its data analysis, or a company making sense of noisy dashboards โ€” I'd love to help. Reach out โ†’

Outside of work, you'll probably find me hiking, rowing, playing pickleball, or exploring a new dataset for fun. ๐Ÿฅพ๐Ÿšฃ

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  1. thesisdown thesisdown Public

    An updated R Markdown thesis template using the bookdown package

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  2. moderndive/ModernDive_book moderndive/ModernDive_book Public

    Statistical Inference via Data Science: A ModernDive into R and the Tidyverse

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  3. rbasics-book rbasics-book Public

    An introduction to R, RStudio, and RMarkdown created with GitHub pages and bookdown package

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  4. talks talks Public

    Slides and other materials from talks I have given

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  5. instats-ModernDive instats-ModernDive Public

    Materials for the course "Statistics in R with the tidyverse" for Instats by Dr. Chester Ismay (Register at https://instats.org/seminar/statistics-in-r-with-tidyverse3)

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  6. world-cup-viewer world-cup-viewer Public

    Unofficial 2026 World Cup schedule viewer โ€” kickoff times in your timezone, where to watch, venues, weekly calendar, bracket, group standings with FIFA tie-breakers, live results, follow-teams, andโ€ฆ

    JavaScript 8 1