Our next talk will be given by Prof. Richard Samworth.
Stein’s Paradox
Prof. Richard Samworth (Statslab)
Date and location: Monday 29 October, 8:30pm, Winstanley Lecture Theatre
Stein’s paradox is one of the most striking results in Statistics. Although it appears to be a toy problem in mathematical statistics, it turns out to have profound implications for the analysis of modern, high-dimensional data. I will describe both the result and some of its consequences.