# tools

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## [About the tools category](https://discourse.datamethods.org/t/about-the-tools-category/59)

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**Author:** [@f2harrell](https://discourse.datamethods.org/u/f2harrell)\
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Computing tools including general purpose utility applications

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## [Glassy - Lightweight tooling for predictive multiplicity in linear regressions](https://discourse.datamethods.org/t/glassy-lightweight-tooling-for-predictive-multiplicity-in-linear-regressions/28888)

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**Author:** [@jcr101402](https://discourse.datamethods.org/u/jcr101402)\
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**Last updated:** [October 12, 2026, 11:59am UTC](https://discourse.datamethods.org/t/glassy-lightweight-tooling-for-predictive-multiplicity-in-linear-regressions/28888 "2026-10-12T11:59:25Z")

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There’s some really exciting research being done on predictive multiplicity–the observation that many models perform just as well as the “optimal” fit, yet disagree on feature importance and predictions. This research as…

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## [Tools for exploratory development of databases?](https://discourse.datamethods.org/t/tools-for-exploratory-development-of-databases/10705)

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**Author:** [@davidcnorrismd](https://discourse.datamethods.org/u/davidcnorrismd)\
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**Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 4:21pm UTC](https://discourse.datamethods.org/t/tools-for-exploratory-development-of-databases/10705 "2024-05-02T16:21:27Z")

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For data sets of any (relational) complexity I have generally been in the habit of using a full-featured database engine (usu., Postgres) to develop a highly normalized schema, and impose lots of integrity constraints. B…

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## [Advice on the Standardization of statistical libraries for general purpose languages needed](https://discourse.datamethods.org/t/advice-on-the-standardization-of-statistical-libraries-for-general-purpose-languages-needed/4566)

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**Author:** [@R\_cubed](https://discourse.datamethods.org/u/R_cubed)\
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**Last updated:** [June 27, 2021, 3:29pm UTC](https://discourse.datamethods.org/t/advice-on-the-standardization-of-statistical-libraries-for-general-purpose-languages-needed/4566 "2021-06-27T15:29:43Z")

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After reading a large number of articles in a number of areas related to statistics – a typical theme arises where the authors lament that statistical analyses are suboptimal because of the limitations of the tools avail…