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ASA Twin Cities Fall Traveling Course (Oct 10, 2025) --- Tree-Based Machine Learning Methods for Prediction and Variable-Selection

  • 1.  ASA Twin Cities Fall Traveling Course (Oct 10, 2025) --- Tree-Based Machine Learning Methods for Prediction and Variable-Selection

    Posted 09-26-2025 12:46

    Dear ASA Members,

    We are pleased to announce the 2025 Fall Traveling Course hosted by the ASA Twin Cities Chapter.

    Date & Time: Friday, October 10, 2025 | 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM (CST)
    Venue: Zoom (link will be sent the day before the course)
    Course Title: Tree-Based Machine Learning Methods for Prediction and Variable-Selection
    Instructors:

    • Hemant Ishwaran, Professor of Biostatistics, University of Miami

    • Min Lu, Research Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, University of Miami

    This practical, hands-on workshop will highlight applications and result interpretation of tree-based machine learning methods. Participants will learn techniques for prediction, variable importance, and inference estimation using real-world datasets, with demonstrations in R (randomForestSRC, varPro).

    Registration: Please register by October 7, 2025 (RSVP link).

    • Free for Student Members

    • $15 for Chapter Members

    • $25 for Non-Members (includes one-year chapter membership)

    See the attached flyer for full details.

    We look forward to your participation!



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    Tianxi Li, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor
    Director, Institute for Research in Statistics and its Applications (IRSA)
    School of Statistics
    University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
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