Mathematics and Statistics Colloquium

  • November 18, 2021
  • 4:30 PM - 5:30 CST
  • MUND 514
  • Tuyen Tran, ttran18@luc.edu
  • Not open to the public.
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    Speaker: Jacob Michael Schauer

    Title: The Statistics of Replication: Considerations and Pitfalls

    Abstract: Recent research has questioned the replicability of scientific findings in various fields, including medicine, economics, and psychology. This research has also revealed that there is no standard analysis methods for replication. As a result, it is not clear how we should be designing and analyzing replication studies. This talk describes statistical considerations for studying replication, and examines their implications. It identifies some surprising statistical strengths and limitations of previous research, including the use of statistical methods with surprisingly high error rates. It then argues that such issues can be avoided in future efforts by taking into account key statistical considerations in the planning and analysis of replication studies.

    About the speaker: Dr. Schauer is an Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. His research interests include methods for studying replication, modern advances in meta-analysis, approaches to missing data, and data privacy.