The new normal: distributional regression - Gillian Heller

SSA NSW 21st J.B. Douglas Awards Abstract: Regression analysis has evolved almost beyond recognition in the last 40 years. Vastly increased flexibility has been gained at the cost of an increase in mathematical and interpretational complexity, enabled by the exponential increase in computational power over the same period. I will share my personal experiences in this area, and attempt to evaluate what we have lost and gained in the journey from the classical linear model to distributional regression. About the speaker: Professor Gillian Heller joined the CTC as Professor of Biostatistics in 2020. She coordinates the consulting and outreach activities of the biostatistics group, and is involved in design and analysis across multiple trials. Prior to that she was Professor in the Department of Statistics (more recently Department of Mathematics and Statistics) at Macquarie University. From 2014 to 2019, Gillian was Chair of the Biostatistics Collaboration of Australia, a multi-institutional body that offers a postgraduate program in Biostatistics, across Australia. She has over 30 years of experience as a biostatistician and academic statistician.