Ryan McCorvie

Ryan McCorvie Professional Portrait 

About me

I am an applied mathematician and statistician. I live in Oakland, California with my wife and and twin daughters.

Contact

e-mail: inquiry@mccorvie.org

Social media

Highlights

CalCAT paper

I am coauthor of this new paper which describes some of the technical and people aspects of maintainin a long-running public health dashboard. The dashboard described is CalCAT which started as the state's aggregator for COVID-19 forecasts, but has since evolved beyond that.

Sumo by the Numbers

Introducing Elo on the Dohyo!

I was curious how Elo rankings for sumo wrestlers compared with their tournament wins and official banzuke rankings.

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Interview

In this interview with IdeaMensch, I discuss some of the best lessons I've learned about how to be creative and productive.

Cooking channel

Check out my YouTube channel focused on Japan cooking: マコービのクッキング Ryan McCorvie's Cooking Show. Here's a recipe for teriyaki chicken.

Also I have a new Japanese cooking blog, and some articles on medium.com

Leanprover streaming

Sometimes I stream leanprover development on twitch.

COVID-19 modeling

Here are some COVID-related analysis I've done

COVID testing in schools

Working with colleagues at the CA Dept of Public Health and UCSF, I am coauthor of this analysis, which examines risk tradeoffs in schools for different testing policies. This was done in Spring / Summer 2021, with a view to safely reopening schools in the 2021-2022 school year.

Racial dispairities for COVID risk

Working with colleagues at the CA Dept of Public Health and Stanford, I am coauthor of this paper which analyzes racial / ethnic disparities in California for COVID risk exposure, testing and case rates

Statistical consulting

Consider hiring me for statistical consulting.

Photo gallery

Ryan McCorvie professional portrait 

Ryan McCorvie at the Rodeo

Ryan McCorvie and rock music posters