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Bayes Multiple Binary Classifier - How To Make Decisions Like A Bayesian, Wensong Wu
Bayes Multiple Binary Classifier - How To Make Decisions Like A Bayesian, Wensong Wu
Mathematics Colloquium Series
This presentation will start by a general introduction of Bayesian statistics, which has become popular in the era of big data. Then we consider a two-class classification problem, where the goal is to predict the class membership of M units based on the values of high-dimensional categorical predictor variables as well as both the values of predictor variables and the class membership of other N independent units. We focus on applying generalized linear regression models with Boolean expressions of categorical predictors. We consider a Bayesian and decision-theoretic framework, and develop a general form of Bayes multiple binary classification functions with …
Life As An Nfl Statistician, Dennis Lock
Life As An Nfl Statistician, Dennis Lock
Mathematics Colloquium Series
Over the last few years, the fields of statistics and mathematics have become more prevalent and popular in professional sports (with the help of mainstream books and movies like Moneyball). The use of advanced (and non-advanced) statistical methods is growing across the sporting landscape from the front office to the media, and even into business and ticket sales. This talk will discuss Lock’s experiences building an analytics department with the Miami Dolphins as well as the general role of statistics in sports today. It will also including the recent analytics boom in the front office framework, the coinciding need for …