decision – Andrew Fairless, Ph.D.

What I Read: decision analysis, significance testing

By Andrew Fairless on October 3, 2024July 14, 2024

https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2024/07/10/a-misunderstanding-about-decision-analysis-and-significance-testing (Trying to) clear up a misunderstanding about decision analysis and significance testingAndrew Gelman7/10/24 9:03 AM “…we’re just saying that screening based on statistical significance has lots of problems. P-valuesContinue readingWhat I Read: decision analysis, significance testing

What I Read: reliance on AI-assisted decisions

By Andrew Fairless on May 15, 2024March 11, 2024

https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2024/03/06/defining-optimal-reliance-on-model-predictions-in-ai-assisted-decisions/Defining optimal reliance on model predictions in AI-assisted decisionsJessica Hullman3/6/24 12:31 PM “…AI-assisted decision task is of interest as organizations deploy predictive models to assist human decision-making in domains likeContinue readingWhat I Read: reliance on AI-assisted decisions

What I Read: What is Reinforcement Learning

By Andrew Fairless on July 20, 2022June 27, 2022

https://castlelab.princeton.edu/what-is-rl/ What is Reinforcement LearningWarren B PowellProfessor Emeritus, Princeton University “…I provide a brief introduction to modeling sequential decision problems… and then designing policies. As I watch the evolution ofContinue readingWhat I Read: What is Reinforcement Learning

What I Read: Dissecting “Noise”

By Andrew Fairless on September 21, 2021September 4, 2021

https://www.lareviewofbooks.org/article/dissecting-noise/ Dissecting “Noise”By Vasant DharAUGUST 9, 2021 “WHAT IS NOISE? If two felons receive sentences of three years and seven years when they should both be sentenced to five, theContinue readingWhat I Read: Dissecting “Noise”

What I Read: Mental Shortcuts Physician Errors

By Andrew Fairless on December 13, 2020December 1, 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/upshot/mental-shortcuts-medical-errors.html How Common Mental Shortcuts Can Cause Major Physician ErrorsTendencies like left-digit bias can have life-altering consequences for patients.By Anupam B. Jena and Andrew R. OlenskiFeb. 20, 2020 “But aContinue readingWhat I Read: Mental Shortcuts Physician Errors

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