3 papers
stat.AP2026
Applied Statistics Requires Scientific Context
Ashley I Naimi
Statistical methods are indispensable to scientific inference. However, there exists a longstanding tension across a wide range of scientific disciplines about the role that ``cont…
stat.ME2024
Monte Carlo Integration in Simple and Complex Simulation Designs
Ashley I. Naimi, David Benkeser, Jacqueline E. Rudolph
Simulation studies are used to evaluate and compare the properties of statistical methods in controlled experimental settings. In most cases, performing a simulation study requires…
stat.CO2023
The Metropolis algorithm: A useful tool for epidemiologists
Alexander P Keil, Jessie K Edwards, Ashley I Naimi +1
The Metropolis algorithm is a Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithm used to simulate from parameter distributions of interest, such as generalized linear model parameters. The…