Statistics and Data Science Center holds inaugural conference
The first annual Statistics and Data Science Center Day (SDSCon) at MIT highlighted a variety of research projects, including efforts to better understand gene editing, climate change, microcredit programs, international trade, and recommendation systems. The common thread of all of these diverse research areas is that researchers can use statistics and data science to learn about and accurately model different systems — leading to insights into how the systems work, as well as the ability to make better-informed decisions and policies. SDSCon 2017 was hosted by the Statistics and Data Science Center (SDSC), which is part of the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society. The April 21 conference was the first of what will be an annual celebration of statistics and data science, bringing together a growing community at MIT and beyond. The day featured several short talks by SDSC faculty, three longer presentations by experts from outside of MIT, a brief industry session, and a...