Statistics, medicine, and humanity

Thoughts, essays, etc. A blog by Samuel Weisenthal.

Utility before probability

10/29/2023
Probability is more intuitive

10/22/2023
Learn the language

10/1/2023
Model biomarkers directly

9/10/2023
Lay abstract for relative sparsity!

9/6/2023
Ideal estimand for a trial

8/20/2023
Bleeding vs. clotting

7/30/2023
The added utility from ordering a test

7/16/2023
Relative sparsity for medical decision problems

6/20/2023
Counterfactuals and expected utility theory

6/11/2023
Decision analysis reveals complexity

6/4/2023
The counterfactual must be recorded

5/21/2023
Responsibilities and protection associated with decision analysis

5/14/2023
History of decision analysis

4/23/2023
Why are all confounders needed?

4/16/2023
Whose reward are we optimizing, anyway?

4/9/2023
Estimating expected reward using data

4/2/2023
Some benefits of decision analysis

3/26/2023
Difficulties with decision analysis

3/19/2023
Seven steps to formalizing medical decisions

3/5/2023