21/11/2024

Machine Learning from a statistical perspective

Presenter(s): Marco Puts & Piet Daas (CBS), CBS

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Date: 11 May 2021


Webinar aims

Show some caveats when using machine learning algorithms and give an insight what it means to use machine learning for statistical purposes.


Webinar learning outcomes

  • Know how to identify problems with machine learning algorithms.

  • Be aware of coverage and representativity of the population in the training set.

  • Understand what is needed to validate a ML model.


Webinar content

  • Correlation vs. Causation

  • Annotations and the asymptotical behavior towards annotated data.

  • Representativity of training sets

  • Bias in classifications

  • Explainable AI

  • Concept Drift


Difficulty level

Introductory


Prerequisites for the webinar

None


Further reading and resources


Presentation material

Slides


Recording of the webinar