2025 APS Annual Convention
Thursday, May 22, 2025 · Washington, DC
Workshop · Thursday, May 22, 2025 · 9:00 AM – 10:50 AM ET
Subject Area: Methodology
Variable selection methods are useful when a researcher isn’t sure which predictors to include in their model. In this workshop we will review and compare modern approaches to address this age-old problem, including LASSO and Bayesian variable selection methods.
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