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November 24, 2017
16:00 / Statistics Seminars UCL/ULB at ULB
David Preinerstorfer, ULB
Uniformly valid confidence intervals post-model-selection
Abstract:
We suggest general methods to construct asymptotically uniformly valid confidence intervals post-model-selection. The constructions are based on principles recently proposed by Berk et al. (2013). In particular the...
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November 17, 2017
14:30 / Applied statistics workshops
Aline Michel, Senior Manager, PwC
Quelques exemples d’applications de techniques statistiques en actuariat
Abstract:
Dans cette présentations, trois sujets principaux seront abordés. Nous allons tout d’abord nous intéresser à l’étude du comportement face au risque. Le but sera d’introduire la théorie des perspectives...
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16:00 / Applied statistics workshops
Mattias Neyt, Senior Health Economist, Belgian Health...
The importance of economic evaluations – think about it (in time)
Abstract:
In this presentation, we will explain why economic evaluations are so important when judging about reimbursement of medical interventions. After describing what such an evaluation is all about, we will give...
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16:00 / Applied statistics workshops
Ilham Sebban, Séverine Guisset, Christian Ritter
Analyser les réponses ouvertes d'une enquête avec des outils automatiques - premiers pas
Abstract:
Dans le cadre d'un stage, nous avons exploré le potentiel de méthodes d'analyse de texte automatique rendues disponibles dans des compléments récents au language R pour analyser des réponses...
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November 03, 2017
14:30 / Statistics Seminars
Marc Buyse, ScD IDDI, San Francisco, USA and I-BioStat,...
Generalized pairwise comparisons in randomized trials of experimental interventions
Abstract:
Generalized pairwise comparisons extend the Mann-Whitney form of Wilcoxon’s test, or Gehan’s generalization of this test for two samples of (possibly censored) observation. The test...
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