Dear ASA NYC Chapter Members,
The NYC Chapter of the American Statistical Association and the Educational Psychology PhD Program at the CUNY Graduate Center are pleased to invite you to a colloquium.
Please pre-register via Google Form for accurate counting:
https://forms.gle/FJQTtYEPX8DChqzd7
Topic: Simple Rules for Complex Decisions
Presenter: Dr. Ravi Shroff, NYU
Address: 365 Fifth Avenue
Date and Time: 2 pm, Tuesday, December 9
Abstract: From doctors diagnosing patients to judges setting bail, experts often base their decisions on experience and intuition rather than on statistical models. While understandable, relying on intuition over models has often been found to result in inferior outcomes. Here we present a new method - select-regress-and-round - for constructing simple rules that perform well for complex decisions. These rules take the form of a weighted checklist, can be applied mentally, and nonetheless rival the performance of modern machine learning algorithms.
In-Person: Rm 9205
Zoom Link:
https://gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/87041967668?pwd=PE3PGhWLIRfmenuwpaRTUXsqJv3tYW.1
Meeting ID: 870 4196 7668
Passcode: 281093
ASA NYC Chapter Executive Committee
Contact: Professor David Rindskopf
(Chapter Executive Committee Member)
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