STATISTICS - Prediction vs inference: how this question defines which statistical route to take
| When |
Jan 18, 2023
from 01:15 PM to 04:45 PM |
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| Where | room 211, 2nd floor, Tennenbacherstraße 4 |
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This workshop is part of a series (1-4) and addresses PhD students with an advanced level of statistics. Each session can be booked independently.
Question:
Prediction vs inference: how this question defines which statistical route to take
Inference is based on theory-deduced hypotheses and requires a scientifically thought-through model structure.
Causality and the problem of confounders and colliders becomes very important, so we'll invest some time in that.
For prediction, it is anarchy: no (or hardly any) rules - except how to validate a model. We will critically investigate the consequences of confusing the two avenues and work through examples that make clear that they are indeed mutually exclusive.
Facilitator: Prof. Carsten Dormann (Chair of Biometry and Environmental System Analysis)
Number of participants: minimum 6 - maximum 10