Tim Biziaev – Using prior-data conflict to tune regularized regression models
Tim Biziaev, a MSc student in Biostatistics at the University of Calgary, successfully defended his thesis on September 11. Tim was co-supervised by Professors Thierry Chekouo and Karen Kopciuk. His thesis was entitled ‘Using prior-data conflict to tune regularized regression models’ where he proposed configuring shrinkage priors using checks for prior-data conflict between the data…