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Statistical Modeling: The Two Cultures (with comments and a rejoinder by the author)

Statistical Modeling: The Two Cultures (with comments and a rejoinder by the author)

There are two cultures in the use of statistical modeling to reach conclusions from data. One assumes that the data are generated by a given stochastic data model. The other uses algorithmic models and treats the data mechanism as unknown. The statistical community has been committed to the almost exclusive …