To explain or to predict?

DOI10.1214/10-STS330zbMath1329.62045arXiv1101.0891OpenAlexW3121452939WikidataQ29030663 ScholiaQ29030663MaRDI QIDQ906529

Publication date: 22 January 2016

Published in: Statistical Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1101.0891

zbMATH Keywords

causality data mining predictive modeling predictive power explanatory modeling scientific research statistical strategy

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Foundations and philosophical topics in statistics (62A01)

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