Events for 11 October, 2022

Advanced Data Wrangling with OpenRefine
11 Oct

Advanced Data Wrangling with OpenRefine

Building on the introductory session, learn advanced data wrangling skills including combining tabular datasets, geolocating data, and "what if" exploration using OpenRefine.
'William Kentridge: I am not me, the horse is not mine'
08 Sep

'William Kentridge: I am not me, the horse is not mine'

'William Kentridge: I am not me, the horse is not mine' now showing at the Griffith University Art Museum.
Bayesian Ideas in Pictures
11 Oct

Bayesian Ideas in Pictures

Ever wondered what Bayesian thinking is? And how it relates to Bayesian statistical modelling? Or Bayesian networks? Or Empirical Bayes estimates? Bayes theorem lies at the heart of all of these methodologies, in different ways. This talk explains the core ideas of Bayes' theorem, simply. The approach is based on the cookie analogy used by a quantum physicist to explain (and illustrate) Bayesian ideas to toddlers (and their parents).