בתאריך 9 ליולי התקיים פאנל של האיגוד בנושא:
To Explain or To Predict
תוכנית הפאנל והמצגות מופיעות להלן.
The Department of Statistics and Operations Research,
Tel Aviv University
In cooperation with the Israel Statistical Association
To Explain or To Predict
The meeting took place on 9 July 2012, 15-17:30 in the Melamed Auditorium, Faculty of Exact Sciences, Tel Aviv University.
Panelists:
Professor Galit Shmueli, SRITNE Chaired Professor of Data Analytics, Associate Professor of Statistics & IS, Indian School of Business, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, India
Professor Uri Goldbourt, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Tel Aviv University
Professor Shlomo Havlin, Department of Physics, Bar Ilan University
Professor Irad Ben-Gal, Department of Industrial Engineering, Tel Aviv University
Moderator: Professor David Steinberg, Tel Aviv University
Statistics focuses on how we can most efficiently learn from data. The goals of a study can have an important influence on how we approach statistical analysis and select methods and actions. This panel discussion will consider these question when the goal is "explanation" or "prediction".
You can find background reading at
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fjj6eZwdzL1lYLxpPBAJeypm6vpC-1WXGQdZ2AoJ1ps/edit?pli=1