Mechanism · Data · Simulation

Statistics begins with a question.

We use simulation to move between the mechanisms that generate data and the patterns we observe.

Mechanism and data connected by simulation Points move continuously along an infinity-shaped curve between mechanism and data. Mechanism Data Simulation

The idea

From an invisible process to visible data.

Statistical reasoning connects what we observe to the process that may have produced it. Simulation lets us examine that connection.

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Mechanism

What is the process underlying any data?

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Data

What statistical inference based on the data?

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Simulation

What changes when we repeat the process under controlled assumptions?

The series

Statistical laboratories

Each laboratory begins with a question and develops the statistical ideas needed to investigate it. It is an evolving format for exploring the relationship between mechanism, data, and simulation. Each laboratory is evaluated and refined through the experience of its participants.

Who is behind it

Hosted by Nicola Orsini

Statistical Laboratory is a series of individual sessions—not a course. Each laboratory explores a statistical question through mechanism, data, and simulation.

The format develops from one laboratory to the next, guided by participant feedback and what we learn from each session.

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