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# Fitting Wiggly Data - Using Generalised Additive Models (GAMs) to smooth data

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This is a repository for my talk to NHSE Analytical Academy 20/09/2022 and NHS-R Community Conference 2022 on the pitfalls of using linear assumptions and why a bit of flexibility is often helpful.  How to fit 'wiggly' data using GAMs.