that's like, so random! monte carlo for data science
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That’s like, so random!Monte Carlo for Data Science
Corey Chivers, PhD@cjbayesian
Drawing samples is cool and all,
but what can I do with them?
1. Understand where obscure statistics come from
2. Make your own statistic!
Chivers, C., Leung, B., Yan, N. D. (2014), Validation and calibration of probabilistic predictions in ecology. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 5: 1023–1032. doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.12238
3.Avoid having to do hard (and sometimes impossible)
math
4. Understand what inferences you can make with
your data
4. Propagate uncertainty in complex predictive models
See next talk!
4. Run ‘what if’ scenarios
What if we were to see a surge in patients in a given unit, how would this propagate to the rest of the hospital?
sim·u·di·dactic adj.*/ˈsimyəˌdīdakt/
To understand by creating a representation or model of real-world phenomena. Particularly, using randomization and computation to understand complex systems and processes.
C2013: From Latin simulre, simult-, from similis, like and Greek didaktos, taught;
* I totally just made this up, but it could be a thing.
sim·u·di·dactic adj.*/ˈsimyəˌdīdakt/
To understand by creating a representation or model of real-world phenomena. Particularly, using in randomization and computation to understand complex systems and processes.
C2013: From Latin simulre, simult-, from similis, like and Greek didaktos, taught;
Data Science
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