Mathematics, Lots of Data, and Uncertainty

Series
Undergraduate Seminar
Time
Monday, August 31, 2020 - 3:30pm for 1 hour (actually 50 minutes)
Location
Devilered live remotely via Bluejeans https://bluejeans.com/759112674
Speaker
Dr. Michael Lacey – Georgia Tech
Organizer
Enid Steinbart

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Mathematics can help all of us sort through some complicated scenarios, with changing inputs, and changing conclusions.  I will illustrate this with some examples.  Porker hands and Jury selection bias:  Expert testimony that I gave in a death penalty case.  Specificity of testing:  A random person tests positive for COVID.  Do they have the disease?  Designing pooled testing for the disease.  When is it effective?