Thurs 3 Feb 2022, 4:00-5:30pm:
Modeling and Poststratification for Descriptive and Causal Inference
One of the fundamental challenges of statistics is generalizing from available data to a population of interest. This is usually thought of as a problem for survey sampling but it also arises in experiments and observational studies. We discuss general principles in the context of several applications, including A/B testing in wikipedia, network sampling for hard-to-reach populations, speculative medical treatments, and experiments in psychology.
It will be delivered remotely (Zoom, I guess) for the Grand Rounds seminar of the City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy. Whenever I hear Grand Rounds, I think of the Ground Round, which was the restaurant where my boss and workmates took me to lunch on my last day at my summer job at the Naval Research Lab. I think it was in Virginia.
Link to register here:
https://sph.cuny.edu/event/modeling-and-poststratification-for-descriptive-and-causal-inference/
I am a demographer, researcher in social dynamics and demographic methods in Latin American countries, particularly in Colombia and Brazil. In our contexts we must work with data sources that often present problems of omission, related to coverage restrictions due to difficult access and problems of armed conflict. It would be of enormous importance for my work to be part of this group. I would appreciate opening space for my participation.
Thanks a lot
Will this talk be recorded and available?
Sulma, Anon:
I have no idea if the talk will be recorded, but it seems that anyone can sign up and join for the live event.
Got it! Unfortunately I have an appointment that starts at the same time the talk starts. Best of luck!
I can’t believe nobody had anything to say about the Ground Round thing. You commenters are disappointing me!
So, what is your beef, exactly? Hopefully not grounds to chuck it, et al. puns to silly to rustle up the enthusiasm for that brand of humor.
Thank you.
Hi Professor Gelman (or do you prefer Andrew?)– I was a silent participant in your talk yesterday and just wanted to say how much I enjoyed it. It was funny, engaging, and thought-provoking. The “galaxy brain” comment about your redistricting study made me laugh out loud. It turned out to be less applicable to my own work, but I’m glad I went (and saved the transcript). For those asking about recordings, I know CUNY SPH records all their Grand Rounds, but I have no idea where they’re housed…. you could probably contact whomever invited you to get a recording link to share. Thanks again!