| EPSRC Reference: |
EP/T01864X/1 |
| Title: |
Theoretical foundations of inference in the presence of large numbers of nuisance parameters |
| Principal Investigator: |
Battey, Dr H |
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Mathematics |
| Organisation: |
Imperial College London |
| Scheme: |
EPSRC Fellowship |
| Starts: |
01 October 2020 |
Ends: |
31 December 2025 |
Value (£): |
792,229
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| Mathematical Analysis |
Statistics & Appl. Probability |
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Summary on Grant Application Form |
Any method of measurement should be calibrated or at least not highly miscalibrated. Statistical theory ensures such calibration for methods of inference, crucial tools for applied statisticians and scientists, thus making such procedures suitable for purpose. Specifically, in hypothetical repeated application, the proposed methods should give an answer within a small window of the truth.
The present research is about calibrated inference for key quantities of interest, like the effect of a drug or treatment, in the presence of so called nuisance parameters. These are aspects of no direct concern or scientific relevance, but that are needed to complete the idealized representation of the physical, biological or sociological system. Large numbers of them arise naturally when one wishes to limit the strength of modelling assumptions in the equations describing the data generating process.
On a national level, improved understanding of the scientific or societal truths underpinning the data we observe allows significant long term economic benefits. For instance, it allows costly medical screening or government regulation to be better targeted, and allows secure conclusions to be obtained from, say, studies into the efficacy of new drugs, treatment programs or vaccines.
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