Adi Sarid

Personal Blog

Welcome to my blog, I use this site to blog about professional things that interest me. That’s mostly:

  • Data science and statistics
  • Programming in R
  • Teaching/Lectures, and meetup talks
  • Other interesting projects I’m involved in

If you’re interested in my professional services, visit my business site at Sarid Research Institute.


Partner and Head of Data Science

Sarid Research Institute LTD.

Biography

Adi Sarid is a partner and head of Data Science at the Sarid Research Institute LTD.

Adi has a PhD in Operations Research from the department of Industrial Engineering in Tel-Aviv university, an MSc in Operations Research from Tel-Aviv university, and a BA in Mathematics Statistics and Operations Research from the Technion.

Adi is also a certified Posit instructor, teaching tidyverse, shiny, statistics, and data science.

Interests
  • Data Science
  • Operations Research/Optimization
  • Market Research
Education

  • PhD in Operations Research, 2020

    Tel-Aviv University

  • MSc in operations research and statistics, 2010

    Tel-Aviv University

  • BSc in mathematics, statistics, and operations research, 2005

    The Technion

Skills

R

Data Science and R

Optimization

Operations Research

Market Research

Quantitative

Recent Posts

Assessing relationships with correlograms
We often find ourselves with a complex dataset containing numerous variables. One of the initial steps in the discovery phase - the initial analysis where you get familiar with the data - is using correlations to understand the relationships between the variables.
Last updated on Dec 22, 2023 8 min read R
Insights from Posit::conf(2023)
I’ve been attending posit::conf since 2019 (when it was still called rstudio::conf), and this year was no different. I really like the keynotes, talks, the community, meeting like minded data science, and R/Python enthusiasts.
Last updated on Sep 29, 2023 4 min read R
Using OTP (one-time passwords) in rstudio server open source
Background Lately, I decided to harden security a bit. This included securing my rstudio server (open source version) with one-time passwords. Two-factor authentication (or multi-factor authentication) is when you use a username, password, and another means of authentication, mainly a one-time password that’s generated and sent via SMS or email or, in this case, created by an authentication app.
Last updated on May 15, 2023 2 min read R
Some takeaways from rstudio::conf 2022
Last week I participated in the annual RStudio conference which took place in Washington DC. As always, a great experience, with a lot of hex stickers. (Me at rstudio::conf2022, with a background of a hex stickers wall)
Last updated on Aug 1, 2022 5 min read R
Creating your google chat R bot in under 5 minutes
We use Google workspace as our email and document solution (i.e., the gmail solution for businesses). A few days ago I was chatting with one of my colleagues and noticed this feature called: “Manage webhooks” in the chat window.
Last updated on Nov 25, 2021 3 min read R
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Recent & Upcoming Talks

Using Data Science in Market Research - The Ugly Truth.
Being a data scientist and partner at a market research institute brings a different perspective: instead of working on a specific set …
Nov 8, 2022 5:00 PM Online
Landing Your First Awesome Data Science Job - The tricks you need up your sleeve
Getting a job is a job of its own. You need to prepare, research and make sure you make the best impression. Sometimes all you get is …
Nov 5, 2020 8:30 PM Online
R you ready? A short intro into R (Hebrew).
R you ready? A short introduction to R, given as an online webinar for the InsightsIL facebook group (of market research agencies and …
Oct 14, 2020 8:30 PM Online
Leveraging Data Science in Market Research
Working in market research? What should you do in order to leverage data science capabilities in your day to day work? An online …
Jun 3, 2020 8:30 PM Online
Want to talk to R? just call your plumber
Web APIs (RESTful APIs) are used everywhere to integrate various apps, across platforms and on the web. The way web APIs work is that …
Jan 17, 2020 7:10 PM TLV, Israel
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Teaching

Courses I have taught and/or scheduled to teach

Introduction to Data Science with R (in collaboration with Naya Collegue), ongoing public course (you can register at Naya and join it).

R corporate training course (tidyverse and business applications, statistical learning theory and practice). These are licensed as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, you are free to share and adapt, just provide proper attribution. Introduction to statistics and data analysis with R (Tel-Aviv University, 2019-2022).

Materials from my courses are available online:

Publications

Adi S. Sarid, Peter W. Glynn, Michal Tzur (2023). Power Distribution in Developing Countries – Planning for Effectiveness and Equity.

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Miri Sarid, Maya Kalman-Halevi, Rony Tutian, Sharon Gilat-Yihyie, Adi S. Sarid (2023). Uncovering Resilience Disparities among Religious Groups in Israel’s Mass COVID-19 Vaccination Drive - Lessons Learned to the Post-COVID Era.

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Amnon Maltz, Stella Rashkovich, Adi S. Sarid, Yafit Cohen, Elina Saifer, Neta Amorai Belkin, Tamar Landau, Tamar Alcalay (2022). A Large Scale Examination of Textual Behavioral Nudges on Uptake Rates of Medical Checkups.

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Amnon Maltz, Adi S. Sarid (2020). Attractive Flu Shot - A Behavioral Approach to Increasing Influenza Vaccination Uptake Rates.

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Adi S. Sarid, Michal Tzur (2018). The multi-scale generation and transmission expansion model.

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Rachel Shichrur, Adi S. Sarid, Navah Z. Ratzon (2014). Determining the sampling time frame for in-vehicle data recorder measurement in assessing drivers.

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