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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Amelia Vargas and I started a Slack group for Oregon-based researchers to talk about Bayesian statistics, share their work, and ask and answer questions. We'll also be posting about resources (software packages, books, blogs) and upcoming
events and conferences we find.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you're interested, here’s an invite link:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://join.slack.com/t/orbayes/shared_invite/zt-dl5f7ktu-GRExKusymhIZw_fZgh5keg">https://join.slack.com/t/orbayes/shared_invite/zt-dl5f7ktu-GRExKusymhIZw_fZgh5keg</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have any questions, let me know! Feel free to invite other researchers too.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Antonio<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Antonio R. Vargas<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Research Analyst<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Division of Financial Regulation<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Oregon Dept. of Consumer and Business Services<o:p></o:p></p>
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