Archimedeans Talk: Stein's Paradox

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• Professor Richard Samworth, DPMMS
• Friday 25 October 2024, 18:00-19:00
• Center for Mathematical Sciences, Lecture room MR2.

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Stein’s paradox is one of the most striking results in Statistics. Although it appears to be a basic problem in mathematical statistics, it turns out to have profound implications for the analysis of modern, high-dimensional data. I will describe both the result and some of its consequences.

This talk is part of the Archimedeans Talks MT24 series.

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• Archimedeans Talks MT24
• Center for Mathematical Sciences, Lecture room MR2

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