Keith O’Rourke | The Logic of Statistics
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Keith O'Rourke | The Logic of Statistics
Dr. Keith O'Rourke talks about the logical reasoning behind statistical modeling. Topics include mathematical vs scientific reasoning, whether science has become too stats focused, and vice versa.
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Topic List:
0:00 - The logic of statistics
0:30 - What is scientific statistics?
5:15 - The logic of statistics and CS Pierce
9:15 - Role of representation in statistics: explicit vs implicit
14:13 - Diagrammatic Reasoning
18:45 - Why is modeling counterfactual?
19:33 - How can statisticians become better scientists?
28:40 - Science is hard
31:24 - Computational approaches to learning
42:00 - Learning through metaphor
46:28 - Diagrammatic representations vs math
48:40 - Is science too statistics-focussed?
59:35 - Is statistics sufficiently science-focussed?
1:08:40 - Scientific Debate
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