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Statistics of Social Networks in the Spotlight

In the Spotlight

English - March 04, 2021 11:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
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To many scientists, statistics is just a means to an end, but to PhD student Abby Smith, it's the most interesting part! Abby tells us more about what it means to study Applied Statistics and how designing more thorough statistical modeling of social networks can make the scientific outcomes that much better. 
If you want to learn more about the topics discussed in this episode, check out: 

Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Pérez (book)The Hidden Influence of Social Networks (TedTalk)How We Make Sure That Nobody Is Counted Twice: A Peek Into HRDAG's Record De-Duplication (article)Has Large-Scale Named-Entity Network Analysis Been Resting on a Flawed Assumption? (scientific article)

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