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Machine Learning and AI Foundations: Causal Inference and Modeling

Offered By: LinkedIn Learning

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Causal Inference Courses Machine Learning Courses Bayesian Statistics Courses Structural Equation Modeling Courses Bayesian Networks Courses Conditional Probability Courses Bayes Theorem Courses Experimental Design Courses

Course Description

Overview

Learn about the modeling techniques and experimental designs that allow you to establish causal inference, and how to use them.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Thinking about causality
  • What you should know
1. Experimental Design and Statistical Controls
  • The investigator, the jury, and the judge
  • Fisher and experiments
  • John Snow and natural experiments
  • Double blind studies
  • Control variables (ANCOVA)
  • Judea Pearl: Problems with control variables
  • Moderation, mediation, and lurking variables
  • Simpson's paradox
  • Challenge: Moderation, mediation, or a third variable
  • Solution: Moderation, mediation, or a third variable
2. Conditional Probability and Bayes' Theorem
  • Turing, Enigma, and CAPTCHA
  • Enigma and uncertainty
  • Developing an intuition for Bayes with Wordle
  • Wordle and conditional probability
  • Wordle, bans, and bits
  • Wordle and Bayes' theorem
  • Challenge: Conditional probability and Bayes' theorem
  • Solution: Conditional probability and Bayes' theorem
3. Prediction and Proof with Bayesian statistics
  • Contrasting frequentist statistics and Bayesian statistics
  • Bayesian T-Test with JASP
  • Google Optimize
  • Bayes and rare events
  • Challenge: JASP
  • Solution: JASP
4. Causal Modeling with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)
  • Sewell Wright
  • Introducing path analysis and SEM
  • SEM example: Intention
  • Myths about SEM
  • Latent variables in SEM
  • Finding direction of causality with SEM (PSAT)
5. Causal Modeling with Bayesian Networks
  • Judea Pearl and the causal revolution
  • Downloading BayesiaLab and resources
  • Introducing BayesiaLab: Hair and eye color
  • Introduction to causal modeling with Bayesian networks
  • Bayesian Networks: Black Swan case study
Conclusion
  • Taking causality further

Taught by

Keith McCormick

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