Explain-Predict

To Explain or To Predict? Talk @ Georgetown University

The talk is part of the Math (and Stat) Department's seminar series, and will take place on Friday Nov 30. For details click here.

"To Explain or To Predict?" @ Columbia Univ

I'll be presenting my work on the difference between explanatory and predictive modeling at Columbia University's Stat department PhD colloquim on Thursday Sept 17. This event is open to visitors, so feel free to drop in. A lively conversation is guaranteed. More details are available here

"The Challenge of Prediction in IS Research" -- Talk at Tel Aviv Univ's Recanati School of Management

This week I will be presenting a talk, based on our paper "The Challenge of Prediction in Information Systems Research", at the Recanati School of Management, Tel Aviv University. The talk will take place on Wednesday, Aug 12, at 12:30 in room 403. This talk is of interest to researchers in the social sciences who emply statistical modeling.

Visit to IIMC (Kolkata)

IIMC is the first residential business school that I have seen: all grad students live on campus! My gracious host Dean (cum statistician!) Saibal Chattopadhyay gave me a tour on campus and a "tour" of their different programs.

Talks at the Melbourne Business School and RMIT

"To Explain or To Predict?", presented at MBS and RMIT, was followed by lively discussions with audiences that included researchers from a wide range of academia: political science, behavioral science, medicine, ecology, economics, information systems, and statistics.

"To Explain or To Predict?" presented at Monash U's Econometrics & Business Statistics group

Prof Shmueli presented her work on "Explanatory Modeling vs. Predictive Modeling in Scientific Research" at the seminar series of the Econometrics & Business Economics group at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

Seminar @ U of Auckland: "Explanatory vs. Predictive Modeling in Scientific Research"

Prof. Shmueli gave a seminar on "Explanatory vs. Predictive Modeling in Scientific Research" at the Statistics department, University of Auckland, New Zealand. This is the largest statistics department in New Zealand.

Statistics Week @ ASU

Prof Shmueli will present two talks as the guest of Statistics Week at ASU, March 20-21. The topics of the talks are:
1. Statistical Challenges in Modern Biosurveillance,
2. Explanatory vs. Predictive Modeling in Scientific Research.

Best Paper Award

"Predictive vs. Explanatory Modeling in IS Research" by Profs. Shmueli & Koppius is the recipient of the CIST 2007 Best Paper Award (November 2007)

Contact

Galit Shmuéli
Associate Professor of Statistics
Dept of Decision, Operations & Information Technologies
4361 Van Munching Hall
Smith School of Business
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

Phone: 301-405-9679
Fax: 301-405-8655
gshmueli@rhsmith.umd.edu

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