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Invariance, Causality and Novel Robustness

Offered By: Simons Institute via YouTube

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Causality Courses Random Forests Courses High-dimensional Statistics Courses

Course Description

Overview

Explore the intersection of invariance, causality, and novel robustness in this 44-minute lecture by Peter Bühlmann from ETH Zürich. Delve into robust and high-dimensional statistics, covering topics such as robust statistics, causality, and modern applications. Examine the role of mediators in heterogeneous data and prediction problems. Investigate the concept of robustness and its relationship to causality, including the definition of causality and shift perturbations. Learn about practical applications using random forests and the challenges posed by heterogeneity in data analysis.

Syllabus

Intro
Robust Statistics
Causality
Modern Applications
The Meditators
Heterogeneous Data
Prediction Problem
Robustness
The Causality Solution
Causality Definition
Shifty
Shift perturbation
In practice
Random forests
Heterogeneity


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Simons Institute

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